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Diacodexis minutus

Mammalia - Diacodexeidae

Taxonomy
Diacodexis minutus was named by Krishtalka and Stucky (1985). Its type specimen is CM 22512, a set of teeth (left P4 - M3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Diacodexis minutus Krishtalka and Stucky
2007Diacodexis minutus Theodor et al. p. 40

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
familyDiacodexeidae
genusDiacodexis
speciesminutus

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.

Diacodexis minutus Krishtalka and Stucky 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:10:21
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:45:24
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Stucky 1998, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 55.80000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Diacodexis minutus (15930)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Diacodexis minutus (15989)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Diacodexis minutus (15650)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Diacodexis minutus (16207 16246 16247)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Wyoming) Diacodexis minutus (118469)