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Saloumia gorodiskii

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea

Taxonomy
Saloumia gorodiskii was named by Tabuce et al. (2020). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.MCA 1, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is M'Bodione Dadere, which is in a Lutetian shallow subtidal packstone in the Lumachelle calcaire marin Formation of Senegal. It is the type species of Saloumia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Saloumia gorodiskii Tabuce et al. p. 583 figs. Figs. 3, 4

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
genusSaloumia
speciesgorodiskii

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.

Saloumia gorodiskii Tabuce et al. 2020
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Tabuce et al. 2020Saloumia gorodiskii differs from Eritherium and Phosphatherium by larger size, wrinkled enamel, strong lingual cingulum, and no centrocrista; its morphology also differs from Phosphatherium by a pronounced bunodonty. Saloumia gorodiskii differs from Moeritherium ssp., Phiomia, and Palaeomastodon by smaller size, more bunodont and not bunolophodont dental pattern, relatively lower crown, and more labial positions of the protocone and hypocone.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:32:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:32:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Senegal (Thies region) Saloumia gorodiskii (type locality: 36616)