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

Capacikala gradatus

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Castoridae

Taxonomy
Steneofiber gradatus was named by Cope (1878) [also said to be 1879]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Palaeocastor gradatus by Stirton (1935); it was recombined as Capacikala gradatus by Macdonald (1963), Macdonald (1970), Fremd (1994), Xu (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Steneofiber gradatus Cope p. 63
1902Steneofiber gradatus Hay p. 722
1905Steneofiber gradatus Peterson p. 173
1935Palaeocastor gradatus Stirton
1963Capacikala gradatus Macdonald
1970Capacikala gradatus Macdonald
1994Capacikala gradatus Fremd
1996Capacikala gradatus Xu

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

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentia
infraorderCastorimorpha
superfamilyCastoroideaGray 1821
familyCastoridae
subfamilyPalaeocastorinae
genusCapacikala
speciesgradatus()

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.

†Capacikala gradatus Cope 1878
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available