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Herpetotherium merriami

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Peratherium merriami was named by Stock and Furlong (1922).

It was recombined as Herpetotherium merriami by Crochet (1980), Korth (1992), Korth (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Peratherium merriami Stock and Furlong
1980Herpetotherium merriami Crochet
1992Herpetotherium merriami Korth
1994Herpetotherium merriami Korth

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
Herpetotheriidae(Trouessart 1879)
genusHerpetotherium
speciesmerriami()

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.

Herpetotherium merriami Stock and Furlong 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 21:40:09
Modified: 2011-04-28 06:40:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Sánchez-Villagra et al. 2007, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979

Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Arikareean or 33.30000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Oregon) Herpetotherium merriami (17349)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Herpetotherium merriami (212628 212629 212630 212631)