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Lestodelphys halli

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia

Taxonomy
Lestodelphys halli was named by Thomas (1921). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. juga

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Lestodelphys halli Thomas

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDidelphimorphiaGill 1872
—Didelphidae()
subfamilyThylamyinaeHershkovitz 1992
tribeThylamyiniHershkovitz 1992
genusLestodelphysTate 1934
specieshalliThomas 1921

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.

Lestodelphys halli Thomas 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
mandible at m3 height14.00

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:50:31
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Lujanian to the top of the Holocene or 0.78100 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodelphys halli (140805 140807)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) Lestodelphys halli (212470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lestodelphys halli (63338 145810)