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Patasola

Mammalia - Primates - Cebidae

Discussion

Etymology: Named for the Patasola, a forest spirit of the Grand Tolima region, Magdalena Valley, Colombia.

Taxonomy
Patasola was named by Kay and Meldrum (1997). Its type is Patasola magdalenae.

It was assigned to Callitrichidae by Kay and Meldrum (1997).

Species
P. magdalenae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Patasola Kay and Meldrum

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderPlatyrrhiniGeoffroy 1812
familyCebidae
subfamilyCallitrichinae()
genusPatasola

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.

G. †Patasola Kay and Meldrum 1997
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†Patasola magdalenae Kay and Meldrum 1997
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. F. Kay and D. J. Meldrum 1997As for type and only species
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 480 gs
Minimum body mass: 480 gs
Body mass estimate: 480 g
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:08:13
Source: s = species, f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Kay and Meldrum 1997, Nowak 1991

Age range: Laventan or 13.80000 to 11.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia P. magdalenae (145432)