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Branisamyopsis praesigmoides

Mammalia - Rodentia - Erethizontidae

Taxonomy
Branisamyopsis praesigmoides was named by Kramarz (2004). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MACN Pv SC3906, right mandibular fragment bearing p4-m3, a mandible.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Branisamyopsis praesigmoides Kramarz pp. 211-212 fig. 7

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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
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyErethizontoideaBonaparte 1845
familyErethizontidaeBonaparte 1845
genusBranisamyopsis
speciespraesigmoides

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:29:34
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina (Santa Cruz) Branisamyopsis praesigmoides (59133 59319 59320 59321 59322 59323 59325 59326)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Branisamyopsis praesigmoides (59324)