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Palaeolama major

Osteichthyes - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Palaeolama major was named by Liais (1872).

It was recombined as Palaeolama (Palaeolama) major by Churcher (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. crequii, P. mirifa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Palaeolama major Liais
1965Palaeolama (Palaeolama) major Churcher p. 200
2004Palaeolama major Porpino et al.
2013Palaeolama major Scherer

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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
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeLaminiWebb 1965
genusPalaeolamaGervais 1869
speciesmajorLiais 1872

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.

†Palaeolama major Liais 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:39:51
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:39:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Bahia) Palaeolama major (212327)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Sergipe) Palaeolama major (187597)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Ceara) Palaeolama major (236300)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Palaeolama major (92814)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Alagoas) Palaeolama major (230760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) Palaeolama major (71331 71332 71333 71334)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) Palaeolama major (148309)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Palaeolama major (212251 212448 212449 212472)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) Palaeolama major (147191)