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Vincelestes neuquenianus

Mammalia - Vincelestidae

Taxonomy
Vincelestes neuquenianus was named by Bonaparte (1986). Its type specimen is MACN-N 01, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Amarga (mammal site), which is in a Barremian/Aptian terrestrial horizon in the La Amarga Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Vincelestes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Vincelestes neuquenianus Bonaparte p. 59 figs. 7-8
2004Vincelestes neuquenianus Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 399-402 figs. 10.14-10.15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
familyVincelestidae
genusVincelestes
speciesneuquenianus

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.

Vincelestes neuquenianus Bonaparte 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2011-04-22 22:07:27
Modified: 2011-04-22 07:07:27
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Barremian to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 129.40000 to 122.46000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barremian - Early/Lower Aptian129.4 - 122.46Argentina (Neuquén) Vincelestes neuquenianus (type locality: 37210)