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Pitheculites rothi

Osteichthyes - Paucituberculata - Abderitidae

Taxonomy
Pitheculites rothi was named by Marshall (1990). Its type specimen is MNHN 535, 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
1990Pitheculites rothi Marshall p. 29 figs. 4-7

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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
familyAbderitidae(Ameghino 1889)
genusPitheculites
speciesrothi

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.

Pitheculites rothi Marshall 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: frugivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-25 01:37:26
Modified: 2013-05-24 10:37:26
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Dumont and Brown 1997, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979

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) Pitheculites rothi (type locality: 139845)