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Neotamandua borealis

Mammalia - Myrmecophagidae

Discussion

Type: UCMP 39847. Incomplete manus, pes and fragmentary post-cranial elements of a mature individual.

Taxonomy
Neotamandua borealis was named by Hirschfeld (1976). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is UCMP 39847, a set of limb elements (Radius proximal end), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Neotamandua borealis Hirschfeld

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
superfamilyVermilingua
familyMyrmecophagidae
subfamilyMyrmecophaginae
genusNeotamandua
speciesborealis

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.

Neotamandua borealis Hirschfeld 1976
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
S. E. Hirschfeld 1976Intermediate in size between Tamandua and Myrmecophaga, metacarpal III
short and robust, pisiform broad and narrow, calcaneum with groove for peroneous longus, astragalus with fossa between external and internal calcaneal facets, and between internal calcaneal and accessory facets, anterior caudal vertebrae with decided slant to centrum, posterior
caudal vertebrae long and rounded.