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Palaeolama (Palaeolama) paradoxa

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolama paradoxa was named by Cabrera (1935). It is the type species of Palaeolama (Palaeolama).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Palaeolama paradoxa Cabrera
1965Palaeolama (Palaeolama) paradoxa Churcher p. 200

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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
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
speciesparadoxa(Cabrera 1935)

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

Age range: Lujanian or 0.78100 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay Palaeolama paradoxa (71274)