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Thylophorops chapalmalensis

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia

Taxonomy
Thylophorops chapalmalensis was named by Ameghino (1908).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Thylophorops chapalmalensis Ameghino

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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()
subfamilyDidelphinaeGray 1827
tribeDidelphiniCrochet 1979
genusThylophoropsReig 1952
specieschapalmalensisAmeghino 1908

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.

Thylophorops chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
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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: 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, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 3.60000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Thylophorops chapalmalensis (14178 14179 14180 14181 14182)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Córdoba) Thylophorops chapalmalensis (202212)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Córdoba) Thylophorops chapalmalensis (225604)