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Soriacebus ameghinorum

Mammalia - Primates - Homunculidae

Taxonomy
Soriacebus ameghinorum was named by Fleagle et al. (1987). Its type specimen is MACN-SC 2, a mandible (Mandibular ramus with p2-p3 and m1-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arroyo Feo, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in Argentina. It is the type species of Soriacebus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Soriacebus ameghinorum Feagle
1987Soriacebus ameghinorum Fleagle et al. p. 67 figs. 2, 3a-d
1990Soriacebus ameghinorum Fleagle

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—Euarchonta
orderPrimates
infraorderHaplorhini(Pocock 1918)
—Anthropoidea(Mivart 1864)
infraorderPlatyrrhiniGeoffroy 1812
familyHomunculidae
subfamilySoriacebinae
genusSoriacebus
speciesameghinorum

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.

†Soriacebus ameghinorum Fleagle et al. 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available