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Liaotherium

Mammalia - Amphilestidae

Taxonomy
Liaotherium was named by Zhou et al. (1991). It is not extant. Its type is Liaotherium gracile.

It was assigned to Amphilestinae by Zhou et al. (1991); and to Amphilestidae by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).

Species
L. gracile (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Liaotherium Zhou et al.
2004Liaotherium Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 219, 239 fig. 7.11D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
familyAmphilestidae(Osborn 1888)
genusLiaotherium

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.

G. †Liaotherium Zhou et al. 1991
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Liaotherium gracile Zhou et al. 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Created: 2005-09-07 14:50:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 16:50:51
Source: subf = subfamily, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kielan-Jaworowska et al. 2004, Hopson 1973

Age range: Middle Jurassic or 174.70000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5China (Liaoning) L. gracile (34696)