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Lestodon urumaquensis

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Discussion

Holotype: MCN 170-72v, fragment of right maxilla with

alveoli of the caniniform to the fourth molariform; posterior

part of the cranium with the occipital, right occipital condyle,

part of the parietals; part of the mandible with both rami

joined at the symphysis, without ascending ramus, with the

alveoli of the caniniform to molariform 3; left ulna. Holotype: MCNC / 170-72V. Partial skull, jaw, fragment of the sacro, ribs and ulna.

Etymology: urumaquensis, from Urumaco region

Taxonomy
Lestodon urumaquensis was named by Linares (2004). Its type specimen is MCNC / 170-72V, a partial skull (Femur), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Bolivartherium.

It was recombined as Bolivartherium urumaquensis by Carlini et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. castellanosi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Lestodon urumaquensis Linares
2006Bolivartherium urumaquensis Carlini et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
genusLestodonGervais 1855
speciesurumaquensis

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.

†Lestodon urumaquensis Linares 2004
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-22 16:27:29
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Lestodon sp. (146452)