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Antarctodolops mesetaense

Osteichthyes - Polydolopidae

Taxonomy
Antarctodolops mesetaense was named by Chornogubsky et al. (2009). Its type specimen is MLP 96-I-5-12, a mandible (right dentary with p3-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is IAA 1/90, Ungulate site, which is in a Bartonian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Entered
by J. Zijlstra on 2016-01-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Antarctodolops mesetaense Chornogubsky et al. p. 293 fig. 5e,f

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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
suborderPolydolopimorphiaArcher 1984
familyPolydolopidae
subfamilyPolydolopinaeAmeghino 1897
genusAntarctodolopsWoodburne and Zinsmeister 1984
speciesmesetaense

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.

Antarctodolops mesetaense Chornogubsky et al. 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 11:05:11
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:05:35
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica Antarctodolops mesetaense (type locality: 100414 191917)