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Chainodus ulmensis

Mammalia - Dimylidae

Taxonomy
Chainodus ulmensis was named by Ziegler (1990). It is not extant. Its type specimen is SMNS 44766 D4, a tooth (p4 dext.). Its type locality is Ulm-Westtangente, which is in a MN 2 terrestrial marl in Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Chainodus ulmensis Ziegler p. 51 figs. Pl. 8, fig. 3

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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
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
superfamilyErinaceoidae(Gill 1872)
familyDimylidaeSchlosser 1887
genusChainodus
speciesulmensis

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.

Chainodus ulmensis Ziegler 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Ziegler 1990Große Chainodus-Art mit folgender Vorderlappen Mandibularer Zahnformel: ?132; p3 einwurzelig, mesial vom p4; p4 mit schwachem Vorderlappen, Hinterinnenhügel und Postcingulid.; m1 stark amblyodont, mit mesial konvergiereneden Seiten und isoliertem, lingualem Paraconid; m2 klein mit stark reduziertem Talonid. P3 zweiwurzelig. P4 ohne mesiales Basalhöckerchen und ohne Innenhügel. M1 mit tief gespaltenem Metaconulus. Mesostyl and M1 tief, am M2 oberflächlich gespalten.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: MN 2 or 22.40000 to 20.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Chainodus ulmensis (type locality: 66138)