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Litocherus lacunatus

Mammalia - Macroscelidea

Taxonomy
Litolestes lacunatus was named by Gazin (1956). Its type specimen is USNM 21016, a mandible, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Titanoides Locality, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.

It was recombined as Litocherus lacunatus by Gingerich (1983), Novacek et al. (1985) and Hartman (1986).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Litolestes lacunatus Gazin p. 41 figs. Pl. 11:3-4
1978Litomylus alphamon Van Valen
1983Litocherus lacunatus Gingerich
1985Litocherus lacunatus Novacek et al. p. 17
1986Litocherus lacunatus Hartman

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Afroinsectiphilia
—Afroinsectivora
orderMacroscelideaButler 1956
genusLitocherus
specieslacunatus()

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.

†Litocherus lacunatus Gazin 1956
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Invalid names: Litomylus alphamon Van Valen 1978 [synonym]
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Ti1 to the top of the Torrejonian or 61.70000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Litocherus lacunatus (14898)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Litocherus lacunatus (14939)
Ti461.7 - 56.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Litocherus lacunatus (14978)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Litocherus lacunatus (14995)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Haplaletes disceptatrix (14926) Litocherus lacunatus (14936 15059) Litolestes lacunatus (14952 14974 14989 type locality: 14997 15001)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Litolestes lacunatus (14937)