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Protacaremys denisae

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Protacaremys denisae was named by Vucetich et al. (1993). Its type specimen is MLP 91-IV-1-16, a maxilla (Left palatal fragment with Dp4-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
1993Protacaremys denisae Vucetich et al. p. 373 figs. 8, 9

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—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
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
genusProtacaremys
speciesdenisae

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.

†Protacaremys denisae Vucetich et al. 1993
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
P4 height21.691.501.901.700.283
M1 height31.360.8001.851.700.568
M2 height20.8250.8000.8500.8250.035
p4 height11.20----
m1 height20.6870.4501.050.7500.424
m2 height20.6710.5000.9000.7000.283
m3 height10.750----

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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Colloncuran or 15.50000 to 13.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Argentina (Chubut) Protacaremys denisae (215594 215595)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquén) Protacaremys denisae (type locality: 141175)