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Pauladelphys juanjoi

Osteichthyes - Derorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Pauladelphys juanjoi was named by Goin et al. (1999). Its type specimen is MLP 95-I-10-2, a tooth (isolated lower molar (m?3)), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IAA 2/95, which is in a Ypresian terrestrial horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica. It is the type species of Pauladelphys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Pauladelphys juanjoi Goin et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
familyDerorhynchidaePaula Couto 1962
genusPauladelphys
speciesjuanjoi

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.

Pauladelphys juanjoi Goin et al. 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:16:13
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:22:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica Pauladelphys juanjoi (100414)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Antarctica (Seymour Island) Pauladelphys juanjoi (type locality: 176085)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Antarctica Pauladelphys juanjoi (153447)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Antarctica Pauladelphys juanjoi (173115)