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

Didelphodus absarokae

Mammalia - Leptictidae

Taxonomy
Deltatherium absarokae was named by Cope (1881). It is the type species of Didelphodus.

It was recombined as Didelphodus absarokae by Cope (1882), Scott (1892), Hay (1902), Matthew (1918), Hay (1930), McKenna (1960) and Van Valen (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Deltatherium absarokae Cope p. 669
1882Didelphodus absarokae Cope
1892Didelphodus absarokae Scott p. 311
1902Didelphodus absarokae Hay p. 753
1918Didelphodus absarokae Matthew
1930Didelphodus absarokae Hay p. 432
1960Didelphodus absarokae McKenna
1966Didelphodus absarokae Van Valen

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
—Eutheria()
superorderLeptictida
familyLeptictidaeGill 1872
subfamilyDidelphodontinaeMatthew 1918
genusDidelphodusCope 1882
speciesabsarokae()

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.

†Didelphodus absarokae Cope 1881
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-16 19:28:33
Modified: 2011-04-16 04:29:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Meehan and Martin 2010

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Didelphodus absarokae (15491 15493 15504 15507 15510 15522 15531 15534 15546 15548 15552 15553 15554 15558 15560 15573 15575 15578 15687 15694 15756 15934 15994 16018 16021 16055 46692 46780 46807 46810 46820 46845) Didelphodus ventanus (15910)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Didelphodus absarokae (15220 15231 15485 15725 15845 15887)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Var) Didelphodus absarokae (35538)