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Oxyacodon priscilla

Mammalia - Periptychidae

Taxonomy
Oxyacodon priscilla was named by Matthew (1937). Its type specimen is AMNH 3547a, a mandible (right dentary with p2-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Oxyacodon agapetillus by Van Valen (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Oxyacodon priscilla Matthew
1982Oxyacodon priscilla Archibald
1983Oxyacodon priscilla Archibald et al.
1993Oxyacodon priscilla Williamson and Lucas
1996Oxyacodon priscilla Williamson
1998Oxyacodon priscilla Eberle and Lillegraven

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Bulbulodentata
familyPeriptychidaeCope 1882
genusOxyacodonOsborn and Earle 1895
speciespriscilla

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.

Oxyacodon priscilla Matthew 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:00:01
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:00:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.30000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (North Dakota) Oxyacodon priscilla (14765)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (Wyoming) Oxyacodon priscilla (14706 14720 14797)
Puercan66.0 - 63.3USA (New Mexico) Oxyacodon priscilla (14760)