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Hyperdidelphys inexpectata

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia

Taxonomy
Hyperdidelphys inexpectata was named by Ameghino (1889).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Hyperdidelphys inexpectata Ameghino

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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
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDidelphimorphiaGill 1872
Didelphidae()
subfamilyDidelphinaeGray 1827
tribeDidelphiniCrochet 1979
genusHyperdidelphys
speciesinexpectataAmeghino 1889

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.

Hyperdidelphys inexpectata Ameghino 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:50:31
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Lujanian or 5.00000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Hyperdidelphys inexpectata (196694)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Hyperdidelphys inexpectata (191766 191769)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Hyperdidelphys inexpectata (13503 152081 152085 152088 198687 198863)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Hyperdidelphys inexpectata (202096)