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Neosteiromys tordillense

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Coendidae

Taxonomy
Neosteiromys tordillense was named by Vucetich et al. (1993). Its type specimen is MLP 91-IV-34c, a set of teeth (left M1 or M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cañadon del Tordillo, which is in a Colloncuran terrestrial tuff in the Collón Cura Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Neosteiromys tordillense Vucetich et al. p. 369 fig. 5

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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
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
familyCoendidaeTrouessart 1897
genusNeosteiromysRovereto 1914
speciestordillense

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.

Neosteiromys tordillense Vucetich et al. 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
p4 height23.073.003.153.080.106
M1 o 2 height33.263.103.553.150.247

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Colloncuran or 15.50000 to 13.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquén) Neosteiromys tordillense (type locality: 141175)