Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Erinaceomorpha : Adapisoricidae : Macrocranion : Entomolestes nitens |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macroscelidea : Amphilemuridae : Macrocranion : Entomolestes nitens |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Entomolestes |
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Scientific Name | Entomolestes nitens (Matthew, 1918) |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Macrocranion nitens | species | belongs to Entomolestes | stated without evidence | Matthew, 1918 | Macrocranion nitens | species | belongs to Scenopagus | stated without evidence | Robinson, 1968 | Macrocranion nitens | species | belongs to Entomolestes | stated without evidence | Guthrie, 1971 | Macrocranion nitens | species | belongs to Scenopagus | stated without evidence | Butler, 1972 | Macrocranion nitens | species | belongs to Macrocranion | stated without evidence | Krishtalka, 1976 | Macrocranion nitens | species | belongs to Macrocranion | stated with evidence | Smith et al., 2002 |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 50.3 Ma Paleogene |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | insectivore (based on Macroscelidea) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. D. Matthew. 1918. A revision of the Lower Eocene Wasatch and Wind River faunas. Part V. Insectivora (Continued), Glires, Edentata. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 38(16):429-483 |
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Matthew W. D. (1918) A revision of the Lower Eocene Wasatch and Wind River faunas. Part V. Insectivora (Continued), Glires, Edentata, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 38 16, 429-483 |
Robinson P. (1968) Talpavus and Entomolestes (Insectivora, Adapisoricidae), American Museum Novitates 2339 |
Guthrie D. A. (1971) The Mammalian Fauna of the Lost Cabin Member, Wind River Formation (lower Eocene) of Wyoming, Annals of Carnegie Museum 43 4, 47-113 |
Krishtalka L. (1976) Early Tertiary Adapisoricidae and Erinaceidae (Mammalia, Insectivora) of North America, Bulletin of Carnegie Museum of Natural History 1 |
Smith T., Bloch J. I., et al (2002) New species of Macrocranion (Mammalia, Lipotyphla) from the earliest Eocene of North America and its biogeographic implications, Contributions from the Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan 30 14, 373-384 |