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Pichipilus halleuxi

Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Pichipilidae

Taxonomy
Pichipilus halleuxi was named by Marshall (1990). Its type specimen is MNHN 534, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Alto Río Cisnes, which is in a Friasian fluvial tuff/sandstone in the Río Frias Formation of Chile.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Pichipilus halleuxi Marshall p. 26 figs. 1-3

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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()
orderPaucituberculataAmeghino 1894
superfamilyPalaeothentoidea
familyPichipilidaeMarshall 1980
genusPichipilusAmeghino 1890
specieshalleuxi

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.

Pichipilus halleuxi Marshall 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. G. Marshall 1990Similar in size to Pichipilus centinelus, but differs from that species, the smaller P. riggsi and larger P. osborni, in having the labial side of the tooth elevated relativetothe lingual sida, and in the smaller size of the metaconid and entoconid.
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: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Friasian or 16.30000 to 15.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Chile (Aisén) Pichipilus halleuxi (type locality: 139845)