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Microtragulus bolivianus

Mammalia - Argyrolagidae

Taxonomy
Microtragulus bolivianus was named by Hoffstetter and Villarroel (1974). Its type specimen is MNHN-BOL-V-011707 (mandibular fragment) and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Microtragulus bolivianus Hoffstetter and Villarroel
2020Microtragulus bolivianus Abello and Candela

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
suborderPolydolopimorphiaArcher 1984
familyArgyrolagidae
genusMicrotragulus
speciesbolivianusHoffstetter and Villarroel 1974

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.

†Microtragulus bolivianus Hoffstetter and Villarroel 1974
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 5.00000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Bolivia (La Paz) Microtragulus bolivianus (142381)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Bolivia (La Paz) Microtragulus bolivianus (70641 142380)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Jujuy) Microtragulus bolivianus (198682 211369)