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Polydolopidae

Osteichthyes - Polydolopidae

Taxonomy
Polydolopidae was named by Ameghino (1897). Its type is Polydolops. It is the type family of Polydolopoidea. It was considered monophyletic by Marshall (1982).

It was assigned to Multituberculata by Ameghino (1897); to Marsupialia by Simpson (1935); to Marsupialia by Simpson (1948); to Caenolestoidea by Paula Couto (1952); to Caenolestoidea by McKenna and Bell (1997); to Polydolopoidea by Marshall (1982), Flynn and Wyss (1999); to Polydolopimorphia by Goin et al. (2009); and to Polydolopiformes by Goin et al. (2010).

Subtaxa
Hypodolops, Kramadolops, Polydolopinae, Polydolops (syn. Archaeodolops, Orthodolops, Pliodolops, Anissodolops) (type genus)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2017-11-09

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Polydolopidae Ameghino p. 496
1902Promysopidae Ameghino p. 36
1935Polydolopidae Simpson p. 4
1948Polydolopidae Simpson
1952Polydolopidae Paula Couto
1982Polydolopidae Marshall
1997Polydolopidae McKenna and Bell
1999Polydolopidae Flynn and Wyss p. 535
2009Polydolopidae Goin et al.
2010Polydolopidae Goin 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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
suborderPolydolopimorphiaArcher 1984
familyPolydolopidae
familyPolydolopidae

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.

Fm. †Polydolopidae Ameghino 1897
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G. †Hypodolops Chornogubsky 2020
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†Hypodolops sapoensis Chornogubsky 2020
G. †Kramadolops Goin et al. 2010
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†Kramadolops abanicoi Flynn and Wyss 1999
†Kramadolops fissuratus Goin et al. 2010
†Kramadolops hernandezi Marshall 1982
†Kramadolops maximus Goin et al. 2010
†Kramadolops mayoi Odreman Rivas 1978
†Kramadolops mckennai Flynn and Wyss 2004
Subfm. †Polydolopinae Ameghino 1897
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G. †Amphidolops Ameghino 1902
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†Amphidolops intermedius Chornogubsky 2020
†Amphidolops minimus Chornogubsky 2020
†Amphidolops serrula Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Anadolops thylacoleoides Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
†Amphidolops yapa Simpson 1935
Invalid names: Anadolops Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Seumadia Simpson 1935 [synonym]
G. †Antarctodolops Woodburne and Zinsmeister 1984
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Invalid names: Eurydolops seymourensis [synonym]
†Antarctodolops mesetaense Chornogubsky et al. 2009
Invalid names: Eurydolops Case et al. 1988 [synonym]
G. †Eudolops Ameghino 1897
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†Eudolops tetragonus Ameghino 1897
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Invalid names: Promysops acuminatus Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Propolymastodon cardatus Ameghino 1903 [synonym], Propolymastodon caroliameghinoi Ameghino 1903 [synonym]
Invalid names: Promysops Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Propolymastodon Ameghino 1903 [synonym]
G. †Pseudolops Ameghino 1902
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†Pseudolops princeps Ameghino 1902
G. †Polydolops Ameghino 1897
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†Polydolops clavulus Ameghino 1902
†Polydolops crassus Ameghino 1902
†Polydolops serra Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Amphidolops serrifer Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Anissodolops serrifer Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Polydolops bocurhor Simpson 1948 [synonym]
†Polydolops tetragonus Ameghino 1897
†Polydolops thomasi Ameghino 1897
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Invalid names: Orthodolops sciurinus Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Polydolops fur Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Polydolops simplex Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Polydolops thomasi crassus Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Polydolops thomasi mara Simpson 1948 [synonym], Polydolops thomasi paahi Simpson 1948 [synonym], Polydolops thomasi thomasi Simpson 1948 [synonym]
†Polydolops unicus Tejedor et al. 2009
Invalid names: Anissodolops Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Archaeodolops Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Orthodolops Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Pliodolops Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
Invalid names: Promysopidae Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: omnivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 11:05:11
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:05:35
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 66.00000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Argentina (Chubut) Seumadia yapa (13782)
Riochican57.0 - 56.0Argentina (Chubut) Polydolops kamektsen (14205) Polydolops winecage (13781)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Polydolopidae indet. (118314)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Argentina (Chubut) Archaeodolops clavulus (13780) P. gen. nov. 6, Pliodolops sp. (133040)
Casamayoran56.0 - 48.0Argentina (Chubut) Eudolops tetragonus (175743 176491) Polydolops serra (175738 175739) Polydolops thomasi, Amphidolops serrula (49898) Polydolops thomasi, Amphidolops serrula, Eudolops hernandezi (175742) Polydolops thomasi, Amphidolops serrula, Eudolops tetragonus (141758) Polydolops thomasi, Polydolops serra, Polydolops clavulus, Orthodolops sciurinus, Anadolops thylacoleoides (176285)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Argentina (Chubut) Pliodolops kamektsen, Pliodolops rothi (231392)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Argentina (Chubut) Polydolops rothi (175735)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Argentina (Chubut) Amphidolops sp. nov. 2, Pliodolops primulus, Polydolops rothi, Polydolops unicus, Amphidolops intermedius, Polydolops sp. nov. 1, Polydolops sp. nov. 2, Amphidolops sp. nov. 1 (176059) Amphidolops sp. nov. 2, Pliodolops primulus, Polydolops rothi, Polydolops unicus, Amphidolops intermedius, Polydolops sp. nov. 3, Polydolops sp. nov. 1, Polydolops sp. nov. 2 (133039) Polydolops borcurhor, Polydolops thomasi (176170) Polydolops thomasi (176171) Polydolops thomasi, Polydolops serra, Polydolops bocurhor (44956)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Argentina (Chubut) Polydolops thomasi (176674)
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Polydolops mayoi (38879 175759 175760 175761)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica (Seymour Island) Antarctodolops dailyi (53666 176085)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Argentina (Chubut) Amphidolops indet. (176181) Amphidolops serrula (176182) Eudolops tetragonus (175744) P. gen. et sp. indet. 1, Polydolops thomasi, Promysops acuminatus, Polydolops serra, Polydolops fur, Polydolops crassus, Pseudolops princeps, Pliodolops primulus, Amphidolops serrula, Polydolops simplex, Anissodolops serrifer, Eudolops tetragonus, Propolymastodon caroliameghinoi, Propolymastodon cardatus (13779) Polydolops thomasi (176185 176186 176492) Polydolops thomasi, Amphidolops serrula (49900) Polydolops thomasi, Polydolops serra, Eudolops tetragonus (176167)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica Antarctodolops dailyi, Antarctodolops mesetaense (191917) Antarctodolops sp., Eurydolops seymourensis, Polydolopidae indet. (31173) Polydolopidae indet., Polydolops dailyi, Polydolops seymoureinsis, Polydolops sp., Antarctodolops mesetaense (100414)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Antarctica Polydolops dailyi, Polydolops seymouriensis (173115)
Tinguirirican36.0 - 29.0Argentina (Chubut) Kramadolops fissuratus (176200)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Chile Polydolops abanicoi (38072) Polydolops mckennai (176207)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Argentina (Chubut) Polydolops mayoi (38653)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Argentina (Chubut) Kramadolops maximus (176201)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Polydolopidae indet. (95688)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Polydolopidae indet. (14208)