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Molinodus suarezi

Mammalia - Condylarthra - Hyopsodontidae

Taxonomy
Molinodus suarezi was named by Muizon and Marshall (1987). Its type specimen is YPFB Pal 6112, a mandible (A partial left dentary with m1-3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tiupampa site 2, which is in a Danian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Lucía Formation of Bolivia. It is the type species of Molinodus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Molinodus suarezi Muizon and Marshall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Epitheria
orderCondylarthraCope 1881
familyHyopsodontidaeTrouessart 1879
genusMolinodusMuizon and Marshall 1987
speciessuareziMuizon and Marshall 1987

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.

Molinodus suarezi Muizon and Marshall 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:57:38
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:57:38
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Archibald 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Bolivia (Mizque) Molinodus suarezi (13501 type locality: 138709)