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Lycopsis padillai

Mammalia - Sparassodonta

Taxonomy
Lycopsis padillai was named by Suarez et al. (2016). Its type specimen is MUN-STRI 34113, a maxilla (partial left maxilla with M1– M4, partial lacrimal and jugal), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is STRI Loc. 390093. Makaraipao, which is in a Langhian terrestrial sandstone in the Castilletes Formation of Colombia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Lycopsis padillai Suarez et al. pp. e1029581-4 fig. 2

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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
orderSparassodonta()
superfamilyBorhyaenoideaAmeghino 1894
genusLycopsis
speciespadillai

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.

Lycopsis padillai Suarez et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:51:13
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:51:13
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Goin 1997

Age range: Langhian or 15.97000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (Guajira) Sparassodonta sp. (type locality: 190376)