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Glossotheriopsis pascuali

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Glossotheriopsis pascuali was named by Scillato-Yané (1976). Its type specimen is MLP 76-VIII-30-1 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ingeniero Jacobacci, which is in a Colloncuran terrestrial tuff in Argentina. It is the type species of Glossotheriopsis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Glossotheriopsis pascuali Scillato-Yané p. 333
1997Glossotheriopsis pascuali McDonald

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyMylodontinaeGill 1872
tribeMylodontiniSaint-Andre 1994
genusGlossotheriopsis
speciespascuali

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.

Glossotheriopsis pascuali Scillato-Yané 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-22 16:27:29
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Colloncuran to the top of the Laventan or 15.50000 to 11.80000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Río Negro) Glossotheriopsis pascuali (type locality: 140637)
Laventan13.8 - 11.8Colombia (Huila) Glossotheriopsis pascuali (143795 186608 186627 186628 186664 186787 187945 187946 187949 187968)
Laventan13.8 - 11.8Colombia Glossotheriopsis pascuali (117981)