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Palaeictops bridgeri

Mammalia - Leptictidae

Taxonomy
Diacodon bridgeri was named by Simpson (1959). Its type locality is Tabernacle Butte Locality 6, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Palaeictops bridgeri by McKenna et al. (1962), Van Valen (1967), Gazin (1976), Novacek (1977), Novacek (1982) and Velazco and Novacek (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Diacodon bridgeri Simpson
1962Palaeictops bridgeri McKenna et al.
1967Palaeictops bridgeri Van Valen
1976Palaeictops bridgeri Gazin
1977Palaeictops bridgeri Novacek
1982Palaeictops bridgeri Novacek
2016Palaeictops bridgeri Velazco and Novacek p. 4

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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
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
superorderLeptictida
familyLeptictidaeGill 1872
genusPalaeictopsMatthew 1899
speciesbridgeri()

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.

†Palaeictops bridgeri Simpson 1959
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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: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-16 19:28:33
Modified: 2011-04-16 04:29:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Meehan and Martin 2010

Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Palaeictops bridgeri (16396)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Diacodon bridgeri (type locality: 16428) Palaeictops bridgeri (16137 16204 16223 16388 16415 16446 16499)