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Nemolestes brasiliensis

Mammalia - Sparassodonta

Discussion

Description. The m2 (MCT.M.657) has a trigonid 3 taller than the talonid. The paraconid is taller and more robust than the metaconid, which is short (mesiodistally compressed). The paraconid shows a well-developed basal mesial keel. The metaconid is moderately developed, exceedingly more than the half of paraconid height. The protoconid is the largest cuspid of the trigonid. The labial side of the protoconid is convex on distal view. The talonid has ca. 66 of the trigonid length and about 41 of the tooth length. The hypoconid does not preserve its apex, so its height cannot be determined. The entoconid is flattened (i.e., with some degree of labiolingual compression) and less developed when compared with the hypoconid. The hypoconulid is the largest talonid cusp and is placed slightly more labial than the entoconid. The entocristid is short and bears a carnassial notch at the mesial wall of the entoconid. The cristid obliqua is weakly developed and contacts the distal wall of the trigonid below to the carnassial notch. The anterolabial cingulid is developed (i.e., present on paraconid and protoconid). The m4 (MN 1344-V) differs from MCT.M.657 in its larger size, its trigonid being more lingually open ( trigonid basin floor is visible at lingual view), its metaconid being shorter and less voluminous than the paraconid, its less developed paraconid mesial keel, its talonid being relatively shorter than the trigonid, reaching less than half of the length of the trigonid. The talonid has ca. 37 of the trigonid length (about 27 of the tooth length). The hypoconid is very low and the entoconid is vestigial. The hypoconulid is nearly central and is the largest of the talonid cuspids. The talonid basin is narrow, shallow, and short. The entocristid is very low but much longer than the cristid obliqua. A carnassial notch is present very close to the distal wall of the metaconid. The cristid obliqua is very short and low, probably a consequence of the reduction of talonid. The anterolabial cingulid is developed and the posterobasal cingulid is very short. This tooth is identified as an m4 based on the reduced condition of the entoconid and hypoconid, and the very mesiodistally short talonid.

Taxonomy
Nemolestes brasiliensis was named by Rangel et al. (2023). Its type specimen is MCT.M.657, a set of teeth (a left m2), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Nemolestes brasiliensis Rangel et al. fig. 3

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
orderSparassodonta()
superfamilyBorhyaenoideaAmeghino 1894
Borhyaenidae()
genusNemolestes
speciesbrasiliensis

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.

Nemolestes brasiliensis Rangel et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:51:13
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:51:13
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Goin 1997, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Arminiheringia sp. (118314)