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Klohnia major

Mammalia - Argyrolagidae

Taxonomy
Klohnia major was named by Goin et al. (2010). Its type specimen is MPEF-PV 4279, a mandible (left dentary with roots of p3 and complete m1-3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Cancha, which is in a Tinguirirican terrestrial horizon in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Klohnia major Goin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
familyArgyrolagidae
genusKlohnia
speciesmajor

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.

†Klohnia major Goin et al. 2010
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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, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979

Age range: Tinguirirican or 36.00000 to 29.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tinguirirican36.0 - 29.0Argentina (Chubut) Klohnia major (type locality: 176200)