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Repenomamus robustus

Mammalia - Eutriconodonta - Gobiconodontidae

Taxonomy
Repenomamus robustus was named by Li et al. (2000). Its type specimen is IVPP V13605, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lujiatun village, Shangyuan [general] (IVPP), which is in a Barremian/Aptian fluvial tuff in the Yixian Formation of China. It is the type species of Repenomamus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Repenomamus robustus Li et al.
2004Repenomamus robustus Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 219, 243
2005Repenomamus robustus Hu et al. p. 149

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
orderEutriconodontaKermack et al. 1973
familyGobiconodontidae
genusRepenomamus
speciesrobustus

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.

†Repenomamus robustus Li et al. 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Body part: skull plus bodys
Adult length: 100 to < 1000s
Maximum body mass: 10 gs
Minimum body mass: 3 gs
Environment: terrestrials
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellings
Diet: carnivores
Comments: Robustus giganticus body mass estimated at 12-14 kg; R. robustus body mass is estimated at 4-6 kg.s
Created: 2005-09-09 14:06:26
Modified: 2005-09-09 16:06:26
Source: s = species, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Hu et al. 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 130.00000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5China (Liaoning) Repenomamus robustus (231924)
Late/Upper Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian130.0 - 122.46China (Liaoning) Repenomamus robustus (type locality: 53493)