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Patagorhynchus pascuali

Mammalia - Monotremata

Taxonomy
Patagorhynchus pascuali was named by Chimento et al. (2023). Its type specimen is MPM-PV-23087, a tooth (right lower m2 attached to a fragment of dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Anita (Puma cave site), which is in a Maastrichtian terrestrial claystone in the Chorrillo Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Patagorhynchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2023Patagorhynchus pascuali Chimento 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
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—AustralosphenidaLuo et al. 2001
orderMonotremataBonaparte 1838
genusPatagorhynchus
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.

†Patagorhynchus pascuali Chimento et al. 2023
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 70.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Patagorhynchus pascuali (type locality: 206969)