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Mirandatherium alipioi

Mammalia - Microbiotheria - Microbiotheriidae

Taxonomy
Mirandatherium alipioi was named by Paula Couto (1952) [Replacement name for Mirandaia ribeiroi Paula Couto, 1952]. Its type specimen is MNRJ 1359-V, a mandible (Middle fragment of right mandibular ramus), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Mirandatherium.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Mirandatherium alipioi Paula Couto
1952Mirandaia ribeiroi Paula Couto p. 22

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderMicrobiotheriaAmeghino 1899
familyMicrobiotheriidae(Ameghino 1887)
genusMirandatherium
speciesalipioi

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.

Mirandatherium alipioi Paula Couto 1952
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Invalid names: Mirandaia ribeiroi Paula Couto 1952 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Mirandaia ribeiroi, Mirandatherium alipioi (118314)