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Donrussellia lusitanica

Osteichthyes - Primates

Taxonomy
Donrussellia lusitanica was named by Estravís (2000). Its type specimen is CEPUNL SV3-327, a tooth (m2 inf. sin.), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Silveirinha clay pit, which is in an Eocene crevasse splay conglomerate/siliciclastic in the Silveirinha Formation of Portugal.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Donrussellia lusitanica Estravís p. 291 figs. Pl. 3, fig. 2

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
infraorderTarsiiformesGregory 1915
genusDonrussellia
specieslusitanica

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.

Donrussellia lusitanica Estravís 2000
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. Estravís 2000Especie de pequeño tamaño. Molares inferiores con paracónido poco desarrollado y trigónido corto en relación al talónido. En los molares superiores existe un pliegue Nannopithex, poco voluminoso, y la postparacónulo-cresta es inexistente (vestigial en un único ejemplar).
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:27:51
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:27:51
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Portugal (Região Centro) Donrussellia lusitanica (type locality: 79200)