Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Copedelphys titanelix

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Peratherium titanelix was named by Matthew (1903). Its type specimen is AMNH 9603, a mandible ( a lower law with P3 and m2.4 and alveoli of the remaining teeth except incisors), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pipestone Springs, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in the Renova Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Copedelphys titanelix by Korth (1994) and Rothecker and Storer (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Peratherium titanelix Matthew p. 202 fig. 1
1930Peratherium titanelix Hay p. 393
1994Copedelphys titanelix Korth
1996Copedelphys titanelix Rothecker and Storer p. 773

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—Herpetotheriidae(Trouessart 1879)
genusCopedelphys
speciestitanelix()

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.

†Copedelphys titanelix Matthew 1903
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available