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Alveugena carbonensis

Mammalia - Cimolestidae

Taxonomy
Alveugena carbonensis was named by Eberle (1999) [genotype]. Its type specimen is UW 26559, a partial skull (associated cranial and dental elements comprising a snout), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Windy Mudstone (UW V-91005), which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Ferris Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Alveugena carbonensis Eberle
2010Alveugena carbonensis Rook et al. p. 1219

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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
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Cimolesta()
familyCimolestidaeMarsh 1889
genusAlveugena
speciescarbonensis

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.

Alveugena carbonensis Eberle 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 18:18:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 20:18:46
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Eberle 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pu166.0 - 63.3USA (North Dakota) Alveugena carbonensis (105890)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Alveugena carbonensis (type locality: 14797)