IRMNG - Mixodectidae Cope, 1883 †

IRMNG taxon details

Mixodectidae Cope, 1883 †

IRMNG_ID

111918 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:111918)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Dermoptera

Direct children (4)

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Genus Dracontolestes Gazin, 1941 †
Genus Mixodectes Cope, 1883 †
Genus Indrodon Cope, 1884 † accepted as Mixodectes Cope, 1883 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Olbodotes Osborn, 1902 † accepted as Mixodectes Cope, 1883 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, terrestrial

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2022). Mixodectidae Cope, 1883 †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111918 on 2024-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-11-20 23:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2022-05-02 18:53:33Z

changed

Rees, Tony

2022-09-24 18:24:26Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (5)
Notes (1)

basis of record Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

taxonomy source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp.
note: listed in order Primates, suborder Dermoptera, latter now treated as a distinct order [details]

current name source Rose, K. D. (2008). Plagiomenidae and Mixodectidae. Pp. 198-206 in Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America. Volume 2: Small Mammals, Xenarthrans, and Marine Mammals. Cambridge University Press. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511541438.014 [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

From other sources

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Palaeocene (Thanetian) [details]