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Palaeolama (Astylolama) aequatorialis

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolama aequatorialis was named by Hoffstetter (1952). Its type specimen is EPN V. 3020, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Carolina, which is in a Pleistocene estuary/bay sandstone/tar in Ecuador. It is the type species of Palaeolama (Astylolama).

It was recombined as Palaeolama (Astylolama) aequatorialis by Churcher (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Palaeolama aequatorialis Hoffstetter p. 339 figs. Fig. 97a, 102a, 103, 104
1965Palaeolama (Astylolama) aequatorialis Churcher p. 199
1998Palaeolama aequatorialis Honey et al. p. 451

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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
subgenusAstylolama
speciesaequatorialis()

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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Palaeolama aequatorialis (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador (Santa Elena) Palaeolama aequatorialis (type locality: 133630)