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Hilarcotherium miyou

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Taxonomy
Hilarcotherium miyou was named by Carrillo et al. (2018). Its type specimen is IGMp 881327, a mandible (partial mandible with left ramus bearing left m3, m2, canines, and alveoli for the incisors), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is STRI Loc. 470058 (Castilletes Fm), which is in a Burdigalian terrestrial sandstone in the Castilletes Formation of Colombia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Hilarcotherium miyou Carrillo et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
subfamilyUruguaytheriinae
genusHilarcotherium
speciesmiyou

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.

Hilarcotherium miyou Carrillo et al. 2018
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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 17:11:22
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:22
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Langhian or 20.44000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Hilarcotherium miyou (162005)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (Guajira) Astrapotheriidae sp. (type locality: 190377) Hilarcotherium miyou (176826)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia (Guajira) Hilarcotherium miyou (145271)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (Guajira) Hilarcotherium miyou (190376)