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Proargyrolagus bolivianus

Mammalia - Argyrolagidae

Taxonomy
Proargyrolagus bolivianus was named by Wolff (1984). Its type specimen is GEOBOL/UF 27895, a mandible (Part of right mandible with most of medial incisor, complete M2 and M3, and alveoli of several anterior teeth), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Salla, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial horizon in the Salla Formation of Bolivia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Proargyrolagus bolivianus Wolff p. 109 figs. 2-16
2020Proargyrolagus bolivianus Abello and Candela

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
suborderPolydolopimorphiaArcher 1984
familyArgyrolagidae
genusProargyrolagus
speciesbolivianus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 11:05:11
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:05:35
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Deseadan or 29.00000 to 21.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Proargyrolagus bolivianus (13081 133615)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Proargyrolagus bolivianus (type locality: 95688)