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Thylatheridium dolgopolae

Osteichthyes - Didelphimorphia

Taxonomy
Thylatheridium dolgopolae was named by Reig (1952). Its type specimen is FMNtI P 14469, a mandible (left mandible fragment), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hesperocynus dolgopolae by Reig (1958), Forasiepi et al. (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Thylatheridium dolgopolae Reig
1958Hesperocynus dolgopolae Reig
1988Thylatheridium dolgopolae Goin and Montalvo p. 162 figs. Lam. I, figs 2 y 6
2000Thylatheridium dolgopolae Goin et al. p. 110
2009Hesperocynus dolgopolae Forasiepi 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
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDidelphimorphiaGill 1872
—Didelphidae()
subfamilyMarmosinaeReig et al. 1987
tribeMonodelphiniHershkovitz 1992
genusThylatheridiumReig 1952
speciesdolgopolaeReig 1952

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
mandible at m3 height16.10

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoresubf
Diet 2: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:48:59
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:48:59
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Goin 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Thylatheridium dolgopolae (87198 151498 151499 151500 152061)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Thylatheridium dolgopolae (140932)