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Octodontobradys puruensis

Osteichthyes - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Octodontobradys puruensis was named by Santos et al. (1993). Its type specimen is UFAC-1803, a mandible (mandíbula quase completa), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Talismã, upper Purus River, which is in a Tortonian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone/claystone in the Solimões Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Octodontobradys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Octodontobradys puruensis Santos et al.

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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
subfamilyOrophodontinaeHoffstetter 1954
genusOctodontobradysSantos et al. 1993
speciespuruensis

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.

Octodontobradys puruensis Santos et al. 1993
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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: 2005-08-22 16:27:29
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Octodontobradys puruensis (55602)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Brazil (Amazonas) Octodontobradys puruensis (type locality: 67386)