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Villarroelia

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Taxonomy
Villarroelia was named by Cifelli and Guerrero Diaz (1997) [For Carlos Villarroel, in recognition of his contributions to knowledge of South American fossil Mammals]. Its type is Villarroelia totoyoi.

It was assigned to Proterotheriidae by Cifelli and Guerrero Diaz (1997).

Species
V. totoyoi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Villarroelia Cifelli and Guerrero Diaz

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
suborderLitopterna(Ameghino 1889)
familyProterotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
genusVillarroelia

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. †Villarroelia Cifelli and Guerrero Diaz 1997
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Villarroelia totoyoi Cifelli and Guerrero Diaz 1997
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. L. Cifelli and J. Guerrero Diaz 1997As for type and only species
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:35
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:35
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Laventan or 13.80000 to 11.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) V. totoyoi (143792 186676 187959 188237)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia V. totoyoi (13739 13750 13754)