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Archaeodesmana baetica

Osteichthyes - Talpidae

Taxonomy
Archaeodesmana baetica was named by Martín-Suárez et al. (2001). Its type specimen is PUR-4 968, a mandible (left dentary with c1, p1, p2), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Purcal 4, which is in a MN 13 fluvial-lacustrine siliciclastic in the Alhambra Formation of Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2007-01-15

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Archaeodesmana baetica Martín-Suárez et al. p. 548

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyTalpidae(Fischer de Waldheim 1817)
genusArchaeodesmanaGuldenstaedt 1777
speciesbaetica

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.

Archaeodesmana baetica Martín-Suárez et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:11:42
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:11:42
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Gingerich 2003

Age range: MN 13 or 6.96500 to 5.09000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 136.965 - 5.09Spain Archaeodesmana baetica (type locality: 68317)