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Acmeodon secans

Mammalia - Cimolestidae

Taxonomy
Acmeodon secans was named by Matthew and Granger (1921) [genotype]. It is the type species of Acmeodon.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Acmeodon secans Matthew and Granger
1980Acmeodon hyoni Rigby, Jr.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
familyCimolestidaeMarsh 1889
genusAcmeodon
speciessecans

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Acmeodon secans Matthew and Granger 1921
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Invalid names: Acmeodon hyoni Rigby, Jr. 1980 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-10 09:41:44
Modified: 2005-09-10 19:53:58
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Tiffanian or 63.30000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (New Mexico) Acmeodon secans (14815 14816 14833 14868 14893 187009)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Wyoming) Acmeodon hyoni (14886) Acmeodon secans (14881 14896 14898 14899 14905)
Torrejonian - Tiffanian63.3 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Acmeodon secans (14858)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Acmeodon hyoni (14983 198264) Acmeodon secans (15012 15013 15014 15015 15016)