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Austropediomys marshalli

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Austropediomys marshalli was named by Carneiro et al. (2018). Its type specimen is DGM 808-M, a maxilla (incomplete left maxilla with M2–4), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is São José de Itaborai, which is in an Eocene fissure fill marl in the Itaboraí Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Austropediomys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Austropediomys marshalli Carneiro 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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
suborderArchimetatheriaSzalay 1993
superfamilyPediomyiodeaSimpson 1927
genusAustropediomys
speciesmarshalli

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.

Austropediomys marshalli Carneiro et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. M. Carneiro et al. 2018As for the genus
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: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Clemens 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Austropediomys marshalli (type locality: 118314)