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Propalaeothentes

Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Palaeothentidae

Taxonomy
Propalaeothentes was named by Bown and Fleagle (1993). Its type is Propalaeothentes lepidus.

It was assigned to Palaeothentinae by Bown and Fleagle (1993).

Species
P. hatcheri, P. lepidus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Propalaeothentes Bown and Fleagle

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
orderPaucituberculataAmeghino 1894
superfamilyPalaeothentoidea
familyPalaeothentidaeSinclair 1906
subfamilyPalaeothentinae
genusPropalaeothentes

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.

G. †Propalaeothentes Bown and Fleagle 1993
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†Propalaeothentes hatcheri Bown and Fleagle 1993
†Propalaeothentes lepidus Bown and Fleagle 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-07 09:16:13
Modified: 2011-04-27 20:22:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973

Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. lepidus (59320)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. lepidus (59334 176570) P. lepidus, P. hatcheri (144940)