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Neotamandua

Mammalia - Myrmecophagidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Neotamandua Rovereto p. 92
1988Neotamandua Carroll
1998Neotamandua Gaudin and Branham
2008Neotamandua McDonald et al.

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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
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
superfamilyVermilingua
familyMyrmecophagidae
subfamilyMyrmecophaginae
genusNeotamandua

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. †Neotamandua Rovereto 1914
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Neotamandua australis Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
Neotamandua borealis Hirschfeld 1976
Neotamandua conspicua Rovereto 1914
Neotamandua greslebini Kraglievich 1940
Neotamandua magna Ameghino 1919
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Astragalus diameter619.614.527.319.25.65
Calcaneum height214.314.014.614.30.424
Cuneiform height111.0----
Metacarpal III height110.5----
Metacarpal III proximal end height111.0----
Metacarpal IIII Carina height113.8----
Metatarsal II height37.475.009.708.602.46
Metatarsal IV height29.559.309.809.550.354
Metatarsal V height17.80----
Navicular diameter116.6----
Phalanx I digit III height213.012.313.813.11.06
Phalanx I digit III proximal end height28.166.809.808.302.12
Phalanx II digit II height39.657.0012.010.72.59
Pisiform height17.00----

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:53
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Colloncuran to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 15.50000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Río Negro) N. australis (74646)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) N. borealis (136211 187114)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) N. sp. (157795)