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Protodidelphis mastodontoides
Taxonomy
Robertbutleria mastodontoidea was named by Marshall (1987). Its type specimen is DGM 896-M, a tooth (Left m1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is São José de Itaborai, which is in an Eocene fissure fill marl in the Itaboraí Formation of Brazil.
It was recombined as Protodidelphis mastodontoides by Oliveira and Goin (2011).
It was recombined as Protodidelphis mastodontoides by Oliveira and Goin (2011).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1987 | Robertbutleria mastodontoidea Marshall |
| 2011 | Protodidelphis mastodontoides Oliveira and Goin |
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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.
†Protodidelphis mastodontoides Marshall 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hopson 1973, Clemens 1979 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian - Lutetian | Argentina (Chubut) | Protodidelphis mastodontoides (231392) | |
| Early/Lower Eocene | Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) | Robertbutleria mastodontoidea (118314) |