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Thalassocnus littoralis

Osteichthyes - Nothrotheriidae

Taxonomy
Thalassocnus littoralis was named by McDonald and Muizon (2002). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MNHN SAS 1615. Its type locality is Sud-Sacaco West (SAS) horizon, which is in a Messinian foreshore siltstone in the Pisco Formation of Peru.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Thalassocnus littoralis McDonald and Muizon p. 356 figs. Fig. 6
2017Thalassocnus littoralis Amson et al. p. 231 figs. Fig. 10

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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
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
Folivora
Eufolivora
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
Megatheria
familyNothrotheriidaeAmeghino 1920
subfamilyThalassocninae
genusThalassocnus
specieslittoralis

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.

Thalassocnus littoralis McDonald and Muizon 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticg
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-05-12 04:18:03
Modified: 2012-05-11 13:18:03
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hasegawa and Otsuka 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Peru Thalassocnus littoralis (type locality: 13079)