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Holmesina cryptae

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Pampatheriidae

Taxonomy
Holmesina cryptae was named by Moura et al. (2019). Its type specimen is LPP-PV-001, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gruta da Lapinha, which is in a Lujanian karst carbonate in Brazil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Holmesina cryptae Moura et al.

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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
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyPampatheriidaePaula Couto 1954
genusHolmesina
speciescryptae

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.

Holmesina cryptae Moura et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Lujanian or 0.40000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Brazil (Bahia) Holmesina cryptae (type locality: 212351)