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Willidewu esteparius

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae

Taxonomy
Willidewu esteparius was named by Vucetich and Verzi (1991). Its type specimen is MLP 88-V-30-1, a partial skull (parte anterior de cráneo y cuerpo mandibular, ambos con la dentadura completa pero los P4 dañados.), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is South bank of Rio Negro - 10km SW of Paso Córdoba, which is in a Colhuehuapian terrestrial horizon in the Chichinales Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Willidewu esteparius Vucetich and Verzi
2010Willidewu esteparius Vucetich et al.

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
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
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyCtenomyidaeLesson 1842
genusWillidewu
speciesesteparius

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.

Willidewu esteparius Vucetich and Verzi 1991
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:38:32
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Colhuehuapian or 21.00000 to 17.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Rio Negro) Willidewu esteparius (type locality: 206620)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Willidewu esteparius (145897 206621)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Río Negro) Willidewu esteparius (89093)