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Villarroelia
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).
It was assigned to Proterotheriidae by Cifelli and Guerrero Diaz (1997).
Species
V. totoyoi (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1997 | Villarroelia Cifelli and Guerrero Diaz |
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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
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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R. L. Cifelli and J. Guerrero Diaz 1997 | As for type and only species |
Measurements
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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 |