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Lagostomus telenkechanum

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Taxonomy
Lagostomus telenkechanum was named by Rasia and Candela (2017). Its type specimen is —MLP-Pv 60-VI-18-100, a maxilla (palate with right and left P4–M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arroyo Chasicó, which is in a Chasicoan floodplain sandstone in the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Lagostomus telenkechanum Rasia and Candela figs. 2, 3

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
familyChinchillidaeBennett 1833
subfamilyLagostominaeWiegmann 1832
genusLagostomusBrookes 1828
speciestelenkechanum

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.

†Lagostomus telenkechanum Rasia and Candela 2017
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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: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Chasicoan to the top of the Messinian or 10.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chasicoan10.0 - 8.0Argentina (San Juan) Lagostomus telenkechanum (13502)
Chasicoan10.0 - 8.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus telenkechanum (type locality: 79180)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Lagostomus telenkechanum (140925 151500 152061 152063 152065 204363 204598 206031 206260)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Lagostomus telenkechanum (140932 152067)