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Ernestokokenia nitida

Osteichthyes - Panameriungulata - Didolodontidae

Taxonomy
Ernestokokenia nitida was named by Ameghino (1901). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Casamayoran of Patagonia, which is in a Casamayoran terrestrial horizon in Argentina. It is the type species of Ernestokokenia.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Enneoconus parvidens Ameghino p. 382
1901Ernestokokenia marginata Ameghino p. 384
1901Ernestokokenia nitida Ameghino p. 384
1948Enneoconus parvidens Simpson
1948Ernestokokenia nitida Simpson
2010Ernestokokenia nitida Gelfo

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
familyDidolodontidae
genusErnestokokenia
speciesnitida

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.

†Ernestokokenia nitida Ameghino 1901
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Invalid names: Enneoconus parvidens Ameghino 1901 [synonym], Ernestokokenia marginata Ameghino 1901 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Casamayoran56.0 - 48.0Argentina (Chubut) Ernestokokenia nitida, Ernestokokenia marginata (type locality: 176285)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Argentina (Chubut) Enneoconus parvidens (176164)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Argentina (Chubut) Ernestokokenia nitida (13779 176181)