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Disteiromys graciloides

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Coendidae

Taxonomy
Disteiromys graciloides was named by Ameghino (1904). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Laguna Blanca (Chubut), which is in a Friasian terrestrial horizon in the Rio Frias Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Disteiromys graciloides Ameghino p. 102
1914Disteiromys graciloides Rovereto p. 35

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
familyCoendidaeTrouessart 1897
genusDisteiromys
speciesgraciloides

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.

†Disteiromys graciloides Ameghino 1904
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Friasian or 16.30000 to 15.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Argentina (Chubut) Disteiromys graciloides (type locality: 207566)