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Brucemacfaddenia boliviensis

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Interatheriidae

Taxonomy
Brucemacfaddenia boliviensis was named by Hitz et al. (2008). Its type specimen is MNHN-BOL-V-004507, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Salla, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial horizon in the Salla Formation of Bolivia. It is the type species of Brucemacfaddenia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Brucemacfaddenia boliviensis Hitz et al. p. 449 figs. Figs. 2-3

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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
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderTypotheriaZittel 1892
familyInteratheriidae(Ameghino 1887)
subfamilyInteratheriinae
genusBrucemacfaddenia
speciesboliviensis

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.

Brucemacfaddenia boliviensis Hitz et al. 2008
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. B. Hitz et al. 2008As for genus.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:49
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:49
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Deseadan or 29.00000 to 21.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Brucemacfaddenia boliviensis (type locality: 95688)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (Oruro) Brucemacfaddenia boliviensis (142421)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Brucemacfaddenia boliviensis (133596 133615)