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Scarrittia barranquensis

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Leontiniidae

Taxonomy
Scarrittia barranquensis was named by Ribeiro et al. (2010). Its type specimen is MPEF-PV 7753, a partial skull (incomplete skull with right I3-C, P2-M2, alveoli of I1-2, C, P1; left P2-4 and alveoli for I1-3, C, P1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Cantera, which is in a Rupelian terrestrial horizon in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Scarrittia barranquensis Ribeiro et al. p. 171 fig. 11.2

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
Eutoxodontia
familyLeontiniidaeAmeghino 1894
genusScarrittia
speciesbarranquensis

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.

Scarrittia barranquensis Ribeiro et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:49
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:49
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: MacFadden et al. 1996, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Deseadan to the top of the Rupelian or 29.00000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Argentina (Chubut) Scarrittia barranquensis (type locality: 176201)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Scarrittia barranquensis (176203)