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Haplaletes disceptatrix

Mammalia - Macroscelidea - Apheliscidae

Taxonomy
Haplaletes disceptatrix was named by Simpson (1935) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Haplaletes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Haplaletes disceptatrix Simpson

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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
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
familyApheliscidaeMatthew 1918
genusHaplaletes
speciesdisceptatrix

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.

†Haplaletes disceptatrix Simpson 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: insectivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:05:41
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:05:41
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Torrejonian or 61.70000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Haplaletes disceptatrix (type locality: 14906)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Haplaletes disceptatrix (14893)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Texas) Haplaletes disceptatrix (14956)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Haplaletes disceptatrix (14886 14896 14898 14904 14912)
Torrejonian - Tiffanian63.8 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Haplaletes disceptatrix (14851)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Haplaletes disceptatrix (15014 15016 198263 198264 198265)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Haplaletes disceptatrix (14937 15047)