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Astroconodon delicatus

Mammalia - Eutriconodonta - Triconodontidae

Taxonomy
Astroconodon delicatus was named by Cifelli and Madsen (1998). Its type locality is OMNH V239, Mussentuchit, which is in a Cenomanian channel horizon in the Cedar Mountain Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Astroconodon delicatus Cifelli and Madsen
2004Astroconodon delicatus Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 219, 248

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
orderEutriconodontaKermack et al. 1973
familyTriconodontidaeMarsh 1887
subfamilyAlticonodontinaeFox 1976
genusAstroconodon
speciesdelicatus

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.

Astroconodon delicatus Cifelli and Madsen 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackishg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: piscivoreg
Created: 2005-09-07 14:35:00
Modified: 2005-09-07 16:35:00
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Astroconodon delicatus (type locality: 14399 14402 14405 14407) Triconodonta indet. (14396)