Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Pantolambda cavirictus

Mammalia - Pantolambdidae

Taxonomy
Pantolambda cavirictus was named by Cope (1883) [originally spelt "cavirictus"]. Its type specimen is AMNH 3961, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cavirictum, P. intermedium

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Pantolambda cavirictus Cope
1902Pantolambda cavirictus Hay p. 696
1960Pantolambda cavirictus Simons p. 16

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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()
—Cimolesta()
suborderPantodonta(Cope 1873)
familyPantolambdidae
genusPantolambda
speciescavirictusCope 1883

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-08-24 13:29:27
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:49:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Torrejonian or 61.70000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (New Mexico) Pantolambda cavirictum (14810 14811 14823 14825 14833 14835 14873 14878 14893)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Pantolambda cavirictum (14912)
Torrejonian - Tiffanian63.8 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Pantolambda cavirictum (14820 14843)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Pantolambda cavirictum (15067)