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Palaeolama (Palaeolama) major

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolama major was named by Liais (1872).

It was recombined as Palaeolama (Palaeolama) major by Churcher (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Palaeolama major Liais
1965Palaeolama (Palaeolama) major Churcher p. 200
2004Palaeolama major Porpino et al.

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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
subgenusPalaeolama
speciesmajor(Liais 1872)

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: Carroll 1988, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Sergipe) Palaeolama major (187597)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Bahia) Palaeolama major (212327)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Palaeolama major (92814)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Palaeolama major (71331 71332 71333 71334)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Alagoas) Palaeolama major (230760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) Palaeolama major (147191)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Palaeolama major (212251 212448 212449 212472)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) Palaeolama major (148309)