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Lama gracilis

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Lama gracilis was named by Gervais and Ameghino (1980) [Materia estudiado. Opache 3, metatarso distal; Opache 4, radio distal izquierdo sin fusionar; Opache 6, fragmento proximal de costilla; Opache 7, fragmento medial de cos- tilla; Opache 8, fragmento medial de costilla; Opache 18, proceso transverso de vértebra torácica; Opache 23, frag- mento de epífisis y diáfisis proximal de tibia.]. It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Lama gracilis Gervais and Ameghino

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeLaminiWebb 1965
genusLamaCuvier 1800
speciesgracilisGervais and Ameghino 1980

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.

Lama gracilis Gervais and Ameghino 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: grazerg
Diet 2: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:43:01
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:43:01
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Lujanian or 0.12900 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) Lama gracilis (203955)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lama gracilis (71316)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Cruz) Lama gracilis (73844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Chile (Calama) Lama gracilis (144707)