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Metapterodon stromeri

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4974194https://www.gbif.org/species/4974194
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)97200https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=97200
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodontidae : Pterodon : Metapterodon stromeri
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyaenodonta : Hyainailouridae : Metapterodon : Metapterodon stromeri
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
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
orderHyaenodonta
superfamilyHyainailouroideaBorths et al. 2016
-HyainailouridaeSolé et al. 2015
-Hyainailourinae
genusMetapterodonStromer 1923
speciesMetapterodon stromeriMorales et al. 1998
Generic NameMetapterodon
Scientific NameMetapterodon stromeri Morales et al., 1998
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Metapterodon stromerispeciesbelongs to Metapterodonstated with evidenceMorales et al., 1998
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance20.4 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietinsectivore (based on Mammaliaformes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Morales, M. Pickford, and D. Soria. 1998. A new creodont Metapterodon stromeri nov. sp. (Hyaenodontidae, Mammalia) from the Early Miocene of Langental (Sperrgebiet, Namibia). Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie II. Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes 327(9):633-638

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1998Metapterodon stromeri Morales et al. p. 634
2008Metapterodon stromeri Morales et al.

References

Morales J., Pickford M., et al (1998) A new creodont Metapterodon stromeri nov. sp. (Hyaenodontidae, Mammalia) from the Early Miocene of Langental (Sperrgebiet, Namibia), Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie II. Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes 327 9, 633-638
Morales J., Pickford M., et al (2008) Creodonta and Carnivora from the Early Miocene of the Northern Sperrgebiet, Namibia, Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia 20, 291-310
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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