Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Palaeothentes pascuali

Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Palaeothentidae

Taxonomy
Palaeothentes pascuali was named by Bown and Fleagle (1993). Its type specimen is MACN SC- 1293 (mandibular ramus) and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Palaeothentes pascuali Bown and Fleagle
2012Palaeothentes pascuali Abello et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
orderPaucituberculataAmeghino 1894
superfamilyPalaeothentoidea
familyPalaeothentidaeSinclair 1906
genusPalaeothentesAmeghino 1887
speciespascuali

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.

†Palaeothentes pascuali Bown and Fleagle 1993
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:16:13
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:22:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile (Aisén) Palaeothentes pascuali (71843)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Palaeothentes pascuali (176563 176570)