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Prepidolops molinai

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Prepidolops molinai was named by Pascual (1980). Its type specimen is MMP 1407, a maxilla (fragment of right maxilla with P3-M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Estancia Pampa Grande, which is in a Lutetian terrestrial mudstone/sandstone in the Lumbrera Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. didelphoides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Prepidolops molinai Pascual

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
suborderPolydolopimorphiaArcher 1984
genusPrepidolopsPacual 1980
speciesmolinaiPascual 1980

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.

†Prepidolops molinai Pascual 1980
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Argentina (Salta) Prepidolops molinai (type locality: 13775)