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Asfaltomylos patagonicus

Mammalia - Henosferidae

Taxonomy
Asfaltomylos patagonicus was named by Rauhut et al. (2002). Its type specimen is MPEF-PV 1671, a mandible (left dentary with three molars and three posterior premolars), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Queso Rallado, near Cerro Cóndor, which is in a Toarcian/Toarcian lacustrine mudstone in the Cañadón Asfalto Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Asfaltomylos.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Asfaltomylos patagonicus Rauhut et al.
2004Asfaltomylos patagonicus Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 206-207

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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
familyHenosferidae
genusAsfaltomylos
speciespatagonicus

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.

Asfaltomylos patagonicus Rauhut et al. 2002
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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: Carroll 1988, Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Toarcian to the top of the Late/Upper Toarcian or 182.00000 to 175.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Toarcian - Late/Upper Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Argentina (Chubut) Asfaltomylos patagonicus (type locality: 67434)