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Morganucodon peyeri

Morganucodonta - Morganucodontidae

Taxonomy
Morganucodon peyeri was named by Clemens (1980). Its type specimen is AIII-329. Its type locality is Breitelen, Hallau layers d & e, which is in a Rhaetian marine marl/marl in the Klettgau Formation of Switzerland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Morganucodon peyeri Clemens p. 75 figs. Pl. 2-6, 12
2004Morganucodon peyeri Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 165, 174-176

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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
orderMorganucodontaKermack et al. 1973
familyMorganucodontidae
genusMorganucodon
speciespeyeri

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.

Morganucodon peyeri Clemens 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreg
Created: 2011-04-22 22:32:36
Modified: 2011-04-22 07:32:36
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Luo et al. 2003, Luo et al. 2001, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Switzerland (Schaffhausen) Triconodonta indet. (type locality: 51235)