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Palyeidodon obtusum

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Toxodontidae

Taxonomy
Palyeidodon obtusum was named by Roth (1898). Its type specimen is MLP 12-3171 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Palyeidodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Palyeidodon obtusum Roth p. 49–50 figs. Pl. VII: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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
Eutoxodontia
familyToxodontidae
genusPalyeidodon
speciesobtusum

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.

Palyeidodon obtusum Roth 1898
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Friasian or 20.44000 to 15.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Mendoza) Palyeidodon obtusum (189519)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Bolivia Palyeidodon obtusum (91435)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Chile (Aisén) Palyeidodon obtusum (139845)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Argentina (Chubut) Palyeidodon obtusum (215594 215595)