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Pampatemnus infernalis

Osteichthyes - Notoungulata - Isotemnidae

Taxonomy
Pampatemnus infernalis was named by Vucetich and Bond (1982). Its type specimen is MLP 79-XI-22-12, a partial skeleton (Partial skull and fragmentary postcranium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Estancia Pampa Grande, between rivers Toro and Bordo, which is in a Lutetian terrestrial horizon in the Lumbrera Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Pampatemnus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Pampatemnus infernalis Vucetich and Bond p. 8

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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
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
familyIsotemnidae
genusPampatemnus
speciesinfernalis

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.

Pampatemnus infernalis Vucetich and Bond 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Argentina (Salta) Pampatemnus infernalis (type locality: 175865)