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Aenigmamys aries

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae

Taxonomy
Aenigmamys aries was named by Scott (2021). Its type specimen is TMP 2011.096.0771, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sheep Ahoy!, which is in a Pu2 terrestrial siltstone/sandstone in the Willow Creek Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Aenigmamys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Aenigmamys aries Scott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyPtilodontidaeCope 1887
genusAenigmamys
speciesaries

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.

†Aenigmamys aries Scott 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-08 09:14:16
Modified: 2005-09-08 11:14:16
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Krause 1982, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pu2 or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pu266.0 - 63.3Canada (Alberta) Aenigmamys aries (type locality: 220172)