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Cochilius brevirostrus

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Interatheriidae

Discussion

Amended Diagnosis: Cochilius brevirostrus differs from C. volvens and C. fumensis by exhibiting P2 with a small central fossette after the lingual union of the protoloph and metaloph; M13 with parastyle usually labially projected beyond the paracone and metacone; M12 with the protoloph more developed than the metaloph; and M3 with disto-lingual notch. Cochilius brevirostrus differs from C. fumensis by the presence of continuous dentition (Fernández et al. 2021).

Taxonomy

Cochilius brevirostrus was named by Bordas (1939). Its type specimen is MACN-PV 11745, a partial skull (Incomplete skull with badly preserved right and left I3–dP1–P2–M3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms

Protypotherium minor was named by Bordas (1939). Its type specimen is MACN Pv 11742 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cochilius minor by Bordas (1939) and Kramarz et al. (2015); it was synonymized objectively with Cochilius brevirostrus by Fernández et al. (2021).
Paracochilius chubutensis was named by Bordas (1939).

It was synonymized objectively with Cochilius brevirostrus by Fernández et al. (2021).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1939	Cochilius minor Bordas
1939	Paracochilius chubutensis Bordas
1939	Protypotherium minor Bordas
1939	Cochilius brevirostrus Bordas pp. 422-424 fig. 5
2015	Cochilius minor Kramarz et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha

Rank	Name	Author
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Theriamorpha	(Rowe 1993)
—	Theriiformes	()
—	Trechnotheria
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Afrotheria	Stanhope et al. 1998
—	Paenungulatomorpha
—	Paenungulata	Simpson 1945
—	Sudamericungulata
order	Notoungulata
suborder	Typotheria	Zittel 1892
family	Interatheriidae	(Ameghino 1887)
genus	Cochilius
species	brevirostrus	Bordas 1939

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.

†Cochilius brevirostrus Bordas 1939

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Invalid names: Paracochilius chubutensis Bordas 1939 [objective synonym], Protypotherium minor Bordas 1939 [objective synonym]

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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1996, Lillegraven 1979

Collections

No collection or age range data are available