Sphenopsalis

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iSphenopsalis
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Multituberculata
Superfamily: Taeniolabidoidea
Genus: Sphenopsalis
Species: S. nobilis
Binomial name
Sphenopsalis nobilis
Matthew, Granger and Simpson, 1928

Sphenopsalis is a genus of extinct mammal from the Paleocene of Central Asia. It was a member of the extinct order Multituberculata, and lies within the suborder Cimolodonta and the superfamily Taeniolabidoidea. The genus was named by Matthew W.D., Granger W. and Simpson G.G. in 1928.

The one known species, Sphenopsalis nobilis, was also named by Matthew, Granger and Simpson in 1928. It was found in Upper Paleocene strata of Gashato and Nomogen of Mongolia and China. The American Museum of Natural History in New York has a specimen in its collection.

[edit] References

  • Matthew, et. al. (1928), "Paleocene Multituberculates from Mongolia". Am. Museum Novitates 331, p.1-4.
  • Kielan-Jaworowska Z. and Hurum J.H. (2001), "Phylogeny and Systematics of Multituberculate Mammals". Paleontology 44, p.389-429.
  • Much of this information is derived from [1] MESOZOIC MAMMALS: Eucosmodontidae, Microcosmodontidae and Taeniolabidoidea, an Internet directory.
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