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Sudamerica

Mammalia - Sudamericidae

Taxonomy

Species
S. ameghinoi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Sudamerica Scillato-Yane and Pascual
1985Sudamerica Scillato-Yané and Pascual
1993Sudamerica Krause and Bonaparte p. 9382
1999Sudamerica Pascual et al.
2007Sudamerica Gelfo et al.
2014Sudamerica Krause et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
suborderGondwanatheriaMones 1987
familySudamericidaeScillato-Yané and Pascual 1984
genusSudamericaScillato-Yane and Pascual 1984

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Sudamerica Scillato-Yane and Pascual 1984
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Sudamerica ameghinoi Scillato-Yane and Pascual 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Ypresian or 66.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) S. ameghinoi, S. sp. (95914)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica S. ameghinoi (100414)