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Conacodon delphae

Mammalia - Periptychidae

Taxonomy
Conacodon delphae was named by Eberle and Lillegraven (1998) [unpublished name of Middleton 1983; accidental validation]. Its type specimen is UCM 45587, a mandible (right dentary with p2-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Corral Bluffs (UCM 77275), which is in a Puercan terrestrial horizon in the Denver Formation of Colorado.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Conacodon delphae Eberle and Lillegraven

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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
Scrotifera
Bulbulodentata
familyPeriptychidaeCope 1882
genusConacodonMatthew 1897
speciesdelphae

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.

Conacodon delphae Eberle and Lillegraven 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:00:01
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:00:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Colorado) Conacodon delphae (type locality: 14678 14689)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Conacodon delphae (14722)