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Microcosmodon rosei

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Microcosmodontidae

Taxonomy
Microcosmodon rosei was named by Krause (1980). Its type locality is Holly's Microsite, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Microcosmodon rosei Krause

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
familyMicrocosmodontidaeHoltzman and Wolberg 1977
genusMicrocosmodon
speciesrosei

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.

Microcosmodon rosei Krause 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2005-09-01 17:42:57
Modified: 2005-09-01 19:42:57
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Jenkins and Krause 1983, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Clarkforkian or 56.20000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Microcosmodon rosei (15082 type locality: 15085 15089 15151 15152 15190 15204)