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Polymorphis alius

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae

Taxonomy
Lambdaconus alius was named by Ameghino (1901). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mustersan of Patagonia, which is in a Mustersan terrestrial horizon in Argentina.

It was recombined as Polymorphis alius by Simpson (1948); it was considered a nomen dubium by Gelfo (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Lambdaconus alius Ameghino p. 381
1948Polymorphis alius Simpson

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
suborderLitopterna(Ameghino 1889)
familyMacraucheniidae
subfamilyCramaucheniinae()
genusPolymorphis
speciesalius()

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.

Polymorphis alius Ameghino 1901
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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 17:11:35
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:35
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Mustersan or 48.00000 to 42.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Lambdaconus alius (176286)