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Palaeolama (Protauchenia) reissi

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolama reissi was named by Branco (1883). It is the type species of Protauchenia.

It was recombined as Palaeolama (Protauchenia) reissi by Churcher (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Palaeolama reissi Branco pp. 110-130 figs. pl. XII-XVII
1965Palaeolama (Protauchenia) reissi Churcher p. 200

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeLaminiWebb 1965
genusPalaeolamaGervais 1869
subgenusProtauchenia(Branco 1883)
speciesreissi(Branco 1883)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:39:51
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:39:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene (interglacial)2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador (Pichincha) Palaeolama reissi (133634)
Pleistocene (interglacial)2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador (Chimborazo) Palaeolama reissi (133644)