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Prodiacodon tauricinerei

Mammalia - Leptictidae

Taxonomy
Diacodon tauricinerei was named by Jepsen (1930).

It was recombined as Palaeictops tauricinerei by Van Valen (1967); it was recombined as Prodiacodon tauricinerei by Novacek (1977), Bown and Schankler (1982) and Novacek (1982).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Diacodon tauricinerei Jepsen
1952Diacodon pineyensis Gazin
1967Palaeictops pineyensis Van Valen
1967Palaeictops tauricinerei Van Valen
1977Prodiacodon tauricinerei Novacek
1982Prodiacodon tauricinerei Bown and Schankler
1982Prodiacodon tauricinerei Novacek

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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
genusProdiacodon
speciestauricinerei()

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.

Prodiacodon tauricinerei Jepsen 1930
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Invalid names: Diacodon pineyensis Gazin 1952 [synonym]
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: Meehan and Martin 2010, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Wasatchian or 61.70000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (46 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Prodiacodon sp. (26569) Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15058 85096 190462)
Clarkforkian56.8 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15085 15107 15159)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15453)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Palaeictops tauricinerei (15455 15893 15932 16021 16055) Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15491 15493 15504 15505 15507 15510 15512 15514 15515 15516 15518 15520 15522 15531 15534 15544 15548 15555 15573 15577 15586)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Palaeictops tauricinerei (15450 15480 15485 15660 15725 15845 15887) Prodiacodon tauricinerei (15222 15225 15353 15391)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (North Dakota) Palaeictops tauricinerei (15895)