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Rhynchippus brasiliensis

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Notohippidae

Taxonomy
Rhynchippus brasiliensis was named by Soria and Alvarenga (1989) [Hypodigm: DGM 1092-M (type) and DGM 1096-M (right P4 (?))]. Its type specimen is DGM 1092-M, a mandible (Left mandible fragment with the talonid of m2 and complete m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fazenda Santa Fe, which is in a Deseadan lacustrine shale/claystone in Brazil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Rhynchippus brasiliensis Soria and Alvarenga
1997Rhynchippus brasiliensis Shockey

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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
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
familyNotohippidaeAmeghino 1894
genusRhynchippus
speciesbrasiliensis

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.

Rhynchippus brasiliensis Soria and Alvarenga 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:49
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:49
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988

Age range: Deseadan or 29.00000 to 21.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Rhynchippus brasiliensis (type locality: 152418)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Rhynchippus brasiliensis (95688)