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Lavocatomys aequatorialis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Lavocatomys aequatorialis was named by Holroyd and Stevens (2009). Its type specimen is KNM SO 879, a mandible (right dentary with dp4-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Lavocatomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Lavocatomys aequatorialis Holroyd and Stevens

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
superfamilyThryonomyoideaPocock 1922
genusLavocatomys
speciesaequatorialis

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.

†Lavocatomys aequatorialis Holroyd and Stevens 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available