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Acmeodon ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4831684https://www.gbif.org/species/4831684
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)40232https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=40232
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolestidae : Acmeodon
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolesta : Cimolestidae : Acmeodon
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-Cimolesta
familyCimolestidaeMarsh 1889
genusAcmeodonMatthew & Granger 1921
Scientific NameAcmeodon Matthew & Granger, 1921
Name Published InMatthew, W. D. & W. Granger. 1921. New genera of Paleocene mammals. American Museum Novitates 13: 1-7.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Acmeodongenusbelongs to Cimolestidaestated without evidenceMatthew and Granger, 1921
Acmeodongenusbelongs to Didelphodontinaestated without evidenceVan Valen, 1967
Acmeodongenusbelongs to CimolestidaeimpliedMcKenna and Bell, 1997
Acmeodongenusbelongs to Cimolestidaestated without evidenceLopatin, 2006
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance63.3 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene
Last Recorded Appearance61.7 - 56.8 Ma
Paleocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Cimolestidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietinsectivore (based on Cimolestidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. D. Matthew and W. Granger. 1921. New genera of Paleocene mammals. American Museum Novitates 13:1-7

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Acmeodon secans ✝
species		doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)		2063.3 Ma
Paleocene		61.7 Ma
Paleocene

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Acmeodor Matthew & Granger, 1921GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cimolestidae : Acmeodor

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1921Acmeodon Matthew and Granger
1967Acmeodon Van Valen
1997Acmeodon McKenna and Bell
2006Acmeodon Lopatin

References

Matthew W. D., Granger W. (1921) New genera of Paleocene mammals, American Museum Novitates 13, 1-7
Van Valen L. (1967) New Paleocene insectivores and insectivore classification, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135 5, 217-284
McKenna M. C., Bell S. K. (1997) , Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level, 1-640
Lopatin A. V. (2006) Early Paleogene insectivore mammals of Asia and establishment of the major groups of Insectivora, Paleontological Journal 40 3, S205-S405
Amer. Mus. Novit., No. 13 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of mammals above the species level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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