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Microcardiodon williensis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Microcardiodon williensis was named by Pérez and Vucetich (2011). Its type specimen is MPEF-PV 3500, a mandible (of left hemi-mandible with p4-m3.), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is El Petiso, which is in a Langhian terrestrial tuff in Argentina. It is the type species of Microcardiodon.

Entered
by J. Carrillo (authorized by C. Jaramillo) on 2013-04-17

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Microcardiodon williensis Pérez and Vucetich p. 165 fig. 4

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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)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
genusMicrocardiodon
specieswilliensis

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.

†Microcardiodon williensis Pérez and Vucetich 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Colloncuran to the top of the Langhian or 15.50000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Argentina (Chubut) Microcardiodon williensis (type locality: 133676)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Río Negro) Microcardiodon williensis (142148)