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Palaeothentes intermedius

Osteichthyes - Paucituberculata - Palaeothentidae

Taxonomy
Palaeothentes intermedius was named by Ameghino (1887).

It was recombined as Metaepanorthus intermedius by Ameghino (1894).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Palaeothentes intermedius Ameghino
1894Metaepanorthus intermedius Ameghino p. 92
1990Palaeothentes intermedius Marshall p. 27
2012Palaeothentes intermedius Abello et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
orderPaucituberculataAmeghino 1894
superfamilyPalaeothentoidea
familyPalaeothentidaeSinclair 1906
genusPalaeothentesAmeghino 1887
speciesintermediusAmeghino 1887

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.

†Palaeothentes intermedius Ameghino 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:16:13
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:22:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Santacrucian to the top of the Burdigalian or 17.50000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile (Aisén) Palaeothentes intermedius (71843)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Palaeothentes intermedius (59333 144940 176563 176565 176566 176570 176571 176590 176594 210638 210786)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Chile (Aisén) Palaeothentes intermedius (139845)