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Leptomeryx yoderi

Mammalia - Leptomerycidae

Taxonomy
Leptomeryx yoderi was named by Schlaikjer (1935). Its type locality is Yoder, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial siltstone/sandstone in the Chadron Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Leptomeryx yoderi Schlaikjer
2001Leptomeryx yoderi Vislobokova p. S138

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyLeptomerycidae
genusLeptomeryx
speciesyoderi

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.

†Leptomeryx yoderi Schlaikjer 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:47:23
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:47:23
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Webb 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Leptomeryx yoderi (16994)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Leptomeryx yoderi (16960 type locality: 17045)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Leptomeryx yoderi (17023)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (North Dakota) Leptomeryx yoderi (16991)
Early/Lower Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Leptomeryx yoderi (27245)