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Ctenomys cotocaensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae

Taxonomy
Ctenomys cotocaensis was named by Azurduy (2005). Its type specimen is PAL-5400, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Ctenomys cotocaensis Azurduy p. 32 figs. Fig. 1

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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()
orderRodentia
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyCtenomyidaeLesson 1842
genusCtenomysde Blainville 1826
speciescotocaensis

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.

Ctenomys cotocaensis Azurduy 2005
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Azurduy 2005Cráneo de la envergadura del actual Ctenomys conoveri, huesos frontales conspicuamente elevados, incisivos anchos, notoriamente procumbentes y provistos de un dilatado reborde marginal. Longitud del cráneo mayor a 8 cm. Molares y p4 anchos con la forma semilunar (sensu Verzi, 2002), característica de Ctenomys.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-15 10:06:23
Modified: 2012-05-14 20:06:53
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Fernández et al. 2000, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Santa Cruz) Ctenomys cotocaensis (142417)