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Centetodon pulcher

Mammalia - Geolabididae

Taxonomy
Centetodon pulcher was named by Marsh (1872) [genotype]. It is the type species of Centetodon.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Centetodon pulcher Marsh p. 209
1902Centetodon pulcher Hay p. 740
1960Hypacodon praecursor McKenna

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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
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
familyGeolabididaeMcKenna 1960
genusCentetodon
speciespulcher

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.

Centetodon pulcher Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Hypacodon praecursor McKenna 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Late/Upper Uintan or 50.30000 to 40.40000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Centetodon pulcher (16080 16163 16165 16166 16167 16175 16176 16178 16184 16193 16194 16216 16225 16243 16244 16283 16402 16419 16440 16441 16442 16506)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Centetodon pulcher (16396)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Wyoming) Centetodon pulcher (93087 186966)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 40.4USA (Texas) Centetodon pulcher (16542)