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Nyctitherium curtidens

Mammalia - Nyctitheriidae

Taxonomy
Nyctitherium curtidens was named by Matthew (1909). Its type specimen is AMNH 12055, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Scenopagus priscus by Robinson (1968) and Gazin (1976); it was recombined as Scenopagus curtidens by Krishtalka (1976), Krishtalka (1976), Gunnell et al. (1992) and Zonneveld et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Nyctitherium curtidens Matthew
1930Nyctitherium curtidens Hay p. 434
1976Scenopagus curtidens Krishtalka
1992Scenopagus curtidens Gunnell et al.
2000Scenopagus curtidens Zonneveld et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
superfamilySoricoideaGill 1872
familyNyctitheriidaeSimpson 1928
genusNyctitherium
speciescurtidens

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.

†Nyctitherium curtidens Matthew 1909
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 09:08:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 11:08:46
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hooker 2001

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Early/Lower Uintan or 55.80000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Scenopagus curtidens (16005)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Scenopagus curtidens (15453)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Scenopagus curtidens (16088 16098 16105 16107 16109 16126 16129 16137 16140 16200 16211 16253 16273 16305 16315 16330 16345 16395 16449 16499)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Scenopagus curtidens (93087 186964)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Scenopagus curtidens (16677)