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Taubatherium paulacoutoi

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Leontiniidae

Taxonomy
Taubatherium paulacoutoi was named by Soria and Alvarenga (1989). Its type specimen is DGM 1087-M, a maxilla (right maxilla fragment with P2-4 and the alveoli of P1 and C), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fazenda Santa Fe, which is in a Deseadan lacustrine shale/claystone in Brazil.

Synonyms
  • Taubatherium major was named by Soria and Alvarenga (1989) [Hypodigm: DGM 1100-M (type), DGM 1101-1 (paratype: right m3), MNRJ 4123-V (left mandible fragment) and MNRJ 3897bis-V (right maxilla fragment).]. Its type specimen is DGM 1100-M, a tooth (Right M2 (?)), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fazenda Santa Fe, which is in a Deseadan lacustrine shale/claystone in Brazil.

    It was synonymized objectively with Taubatherium paulacoutoi by Ribeiro et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Taubatherium major Soria and Alvarenga
1989Taubatherium paulacoutoi Soria and Alvarenga
2005Taubatherium major Shockey
2005Taubatherium paulacouttaii 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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
—Eutoxodontia
familyLeontiniidaeAmeghino 1894
genusTaubatherium
speciespaulacoutoi

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.

†Taubatherium paulacoutoi Soria and Alvarenga 1989
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Invalid names: Taubatherium major Soria and Alvarenga 1989 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. F. Soria and H. M. F. Alvarenga 1989de menor tamaño que T. major / smaller than T. major
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: Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Deseadan or 29.00000 to 21.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Taubatherium paulacoutoi, Taubatherium major (type locality: 152418)