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Onychodectes tisonensis

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Onychodectes tisonensis was named by Cope (1888) [genotype]. It is the type species of Onychodectes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Onychodectes tisonensis Cope p. 318
1902Onychodectes tisonensis Hay p. 573
1930Onychodectes tisonensis Hay p. 398

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Taeniodonta(Cope 1876)
genusOnychodectes
speciestisonensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 18:19:01
Modified: 2005-09-01 20:19:01
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lucas et al. 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Eberle 1999

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Utah) Onychodectes tisonensis (14790)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (New Mexico) Onychodectes tisonensis (14657 14662 14760 14794)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Montana) Onychodectes tisonensis (14745)