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Propalaeothentes lepidus

Mammalia - Paucituberculata - Palaeothentidae

Taxonomy
Propalaeothentes lepidus was named by Bown and Fleagle (1993). Its type specimen is MACN 5678 (left p3-m4) and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Propalaeothentes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Propalaeothentes lepidus Bown and Fleagle p. 45

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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
specieslepidus

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.

Propalaeothentes lepidus Bown and Fleagle 1993
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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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979

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) Propalaeothentes lepidus (59320)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Propalaeothentes lepidus (59334 144940 176570)