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Groeberia minoprioi

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Groeberia minoprioi was named by Patterson (1952). Its type specimen is MMP 738, a mandible ("symphysis and left ramus of the mandible with right and left incisors lacking their apices, and the four left cheek teeth, the first broken and the last repres), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Divisadero Largo, which is in a Divisaderan terrestrial horizon in the Divisadero Largo Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Groeberia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Groeberia minoprioi Patterson
1962Groeberia minoprioi Simpson et al.
2010Groeberia minoprioi López

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
suborderGondwanatheriaMones 1987
genusGroeberiaPatterson 1952
speciesminoprioiPatterson 1952

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.

Groeberia minoprioi Patterson 1952
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: Divisaderan or 42.00000 to 36.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Divisaderan42.0 - 36.0Argentina (Mendoza) Groeberia minoprioi (type locality: 92669)