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Thylophorops lorenzinii

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia

Taxonomy
Thylophorops lorenzinii was named by Goin et al. (2009). Its type specimen is MLP 08-III-10-1, a partial skull (a fragment of skull preserving the left maxilla, and a left dentary preserving the second premolar (p2), the deciduous premolar (dp3) and an erupting third mola), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Punta San Andres, which is in a Pliocene cave claystone/carbonate in the San Andres Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Thylophorops lorenzinii Goin et al. p. 4 figs. 1-6

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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
genusThylophoropsReig 1952
specieslorenzinii

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.

Thylophorops lorenzinii Goin et al. 2009
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Thylophorops lorenzinii (type locality: 123527)