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Pseudictops

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4834542https://www.gbif.org/species/4834542
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)247229https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=247229
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Pseudictopidae : Pseudictops
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Insectivora : Pseudictops
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
orderInsectivoraBowdich 1821
genusPseudictopsMatthew Granger & Simpson 1929
Scientific NamePseudictops Matthew, Granger & Simpson, 1929
Name Published InAmer. Mus. Novit., No. 376
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pseudictopsgenusbelongs to Insectivorastated with evidenceMatthew et al., 1929
Pseudictopsgenusbelongs to Anagalidaestated without evidenceVan Valen, 1967
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance58.7 - 55.8 Ma
Paleogene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietinsectivore (based on Insectivora)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. D. Matthew, W. Granger, and G. G. Simpson. 1929. Additions to the fauna of the Gashato Formation of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 376:1-12

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Pseudictops chaii
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pseudictops lophiodon
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
458.7 Ma
Paleocene
58.7 Ma
Paleocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1929Pseudictops Matthew et al.
1967Pseudictops Van Valen

References

Matthew W. D., Granger W., et al (1929) Additions to the fauna of the Gashato Formation of Mongolia, American Museum Novitates 376, 1-12
Van Valen L. (1967) New Paleocene insectivores and insectivore classification, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 135 5, 217-284
Amer. Mus. Novit., No. 376 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - 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
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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