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Pliodolops rothi

Osteichthyes - Polydolopidae

Taxonomy
Polydolops rothi was named by Simpson (1936). Its type specimen is MLP 11-122, a mandible (partial left mandibular ramus with alveoli of P2 and P3-M2 complete), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pan de Azucar, Gaiman, which is in an Eocene/Eocene terrestrial sandstone in Argentina.

It was recombined as Pliodolops rothi by Chornogubsky (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Polydolops rothi Simpson
1948Polydolops rothi Simpson
1982Polydolops rothi Marshall
2020Pliodolops rothi Chornogubsky

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
suborderPolydolopimorphiaArcher 1984
familyPolydolopidae
genusPliodolops
speciesrothi(Simpson 1936)

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.

†Pliodolops rothi Simpson 1936
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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, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Argentina (Chubut) Pliodolops rothi (231392)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Argentina (Chubut) Polydolops rothi (type locality: 175735)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Argentina (Chubut) Polydolops rothi (133039 176059)