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Simomylodon uccasamamensis

Osteichthyes - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Simomylodon uccasamamensis was named by Saint-André et al. (2010). Its type specimen is GB 078, a partial skull (Avant du crâne), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pomata Ayte, which is in a Montehermosan/Chapadmalalan terrestrial /tuff in the Umala Formation of Bolivia.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Pleurolestodon dalenzae Saint-André et al. fig. 2
2010Simomylodon uccasamamensis Saint-André et al. fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
genusSimomylodon
speciesuccasamamensis

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.

†Simomylodon uccasamamensis Saint-André et al. 2010
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Invalid names: Pleurolestodon dalenzae Saint-André et al. 2010 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-22 16:27:29
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Colloncuran to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 15.50000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Bolivia (Oruro) Simomylodon uccasamamensis (68477)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Bolivia (Oruro) Pleurolestodon dalenzae (198259)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Argentina (Jujuy) Simomylodon uccasamamensis (212110)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Peru (Espinar) Simomylodon uccasamamensis (231812)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Bolivia (La Paz) Simomylodon uccasamamensis (142380)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Bolivia (Oruro) Simomylodon uccasamamensis (type locality: 70643)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Bolivia (Potosí) Simomylodon uccasamamensis (68791)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Bolivia (Linares) Glossotherium chapadmalensis (71112)