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Apatemys bellulus

Mammalia - Apatemyidae

Taxonomy
Apatemys bellulus was named by Marsh (1872). Its type specimen is YPM 13513, a mandible (portion of right ramus of mandible with M1-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Henry's Fork Hill (Bridger C), which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

It was synonymized subjectively with Apatemys bellus by West (1973).

Synonyms
  • Apatemys hurzeleri was named by Gazin (1962). Its type specimen is U.S.N.M. No. 22386, a mandible (right ramus of mandible with I, M2, and the talonid portion of M1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Barge, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial mudstone in the Wasatch Formation of Wyoming.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Apatemys whitakeri by Guthrie (1967); it was synonymized subjectively with Apatemys bellus by West (1973); it was synonymized subjectively with Apatemys bellulus by Bown and Schankler (1982).
  • Teilhardella whitakeri was named by Simpson (1954).

    It was recombined as Apatemys whitakeri by Guthrie (1967); it was synonymized subjectively with Apatemys bellus by West (1973); it was synonymized subjectively with Apatemys bellulus by Bown and Schankler (1982).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Apatemys bellulus Marsh
1954Teilhardella whitakeri Simpson
1962Apatemys hurzeleri Gazin p. 26
1967Apatemys whitakeri Guthrie
1976Apatemys bellulus Gazin
1982Apatemys bellulus Bown
1982Apatemys bellulus Bown and Schankler

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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()
Cimolesta()
suborderApatotheria(Scott and Jepsen 1936)
familyApatemyidae
genusApatemys
speciesbellulus

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.

Apatemys bellulus Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Apatemys hurzeleri Gazin 1962 [synonym], Teilhardella whitakeri Simpson 1954 [synonym]
Diagnosis
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