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Gaimanlestes pascuali

Osteichthyes - Paucituberculata - Caenolestidae

Taxonomy
Gaimanlestes pascuali was named by Abello et al. (2021). Its type specimen is MPEF-PV 4849, a mandible (left mandibular fragment with m1-3 and alveolus for m4 (Fig.), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Southern Cliff of lower Chubut River Valley, near Gaiman, which is in a Colhuehuapian paralic mudstone in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Gaimanlestes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Gaimanlestes pascuali Abello 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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
Marsupialia()
orderPaucituberculataAmeghino 1894
superfamilyCaenolestoidea
familyCaenolestidaeTrouessart 1898
genusGaimanlestes
speciespascuali

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.

Gaimanlestes pascuali Abello et al. 2021
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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: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973

Age range: Colhuehuapian or 21.00000 to 17.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Gaimanlestes pascuali (type locality: 27311)