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Thadanius hoffstetteri

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Adianthidae

Taxonomy
Thadanius hoffstetteri was named by Cifelli and Soria (1983). Its type specimen is PU 23514, a mandible (fragment of right mandible with m2-3), 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. It is the type species of Thadanius.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Thadanius hoffstetteri Cifelli and Soria

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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
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
suborderLitopterna(Ameghino 1889)
familyAdianthidaeAmeghino 1891
subfamilyAdianthinae
genusThadanius
specieshoffstetteri

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.

Thadanius hoffstetteri Cifelli and Soria 1983
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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 17:11:35
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:35
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Deseadan or 29.00000 to 21.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Thadanius hoffstetteri (type locality: 95688)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Thadanius hoffstetteri (133596)