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Psittacotherium multifragum

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Psittacotherium multifragum was named by Cope (1882) [genotype]. It is the type species of Psittacotherium.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Psittacotherium multifragum Cope
1882Psittacotherium aspasiae Cope p. 192
1882Hemiganus vultuosus Cope p. 831
1887Psittacotherium megalodus Cope
1897Psittacotherium aspasiae Wortman
1902Psittacotherium multifragum Hay p. 574
1937Psittacotherium aspasiae Matthew
1981Psittacotherium aspasiae Schoch
1986Psittacotherium aspasiae Schoch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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)
Stylinodontidae(Marsh 1875)
genusPsittacotheriumCope 1882
speciesmultifragumCope 1882

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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Invalid names: Hemiganus vultuosus Cope 1882 [synonym], Psittacotherium aspasiae Cope 1882 [synonym], Psittacotherium megalodus Cope 1887 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-08-24 13:26:44
Modified: 2005-08-30 17:15:27
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Tiffanian or 63.30000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (New Mexico) Psittacotherium multifragum (14812 14815 14816 14824 14825 14826 14833 14834 14835 14836 14865 14866 14868 14871 14873 14893)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Wyoming) Psittacotherium multifragum (14886)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Montana) Psittacotherium multifragum (14913)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Texas) Psittacotherium multifragum (14948 14956 14970 14975)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) Psittacotherium multifragum (15025)