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Thylamys colombianus

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia

Discussion

Etymology: colombianus, for Colombia, for which all known remains of this species

Taxonomy
Thylamys colombianus was named by Goin (1997). Its type specimen is IGM 251010, a tooth (an isolated right m?2), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Thylamys colombianus Goin

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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
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDidelphimorphiaGill 1872
—Didelphidae()
subfamilyMarmosinaeReig et al. 1987
tribeMarmosiniReig et al. 1987
genusThylamysGray 1843
speciescolombianus

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.

†Thylamys colombianus Goin 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. J. Goin 1997Similar in size to the living Thylamys elegans; differs from other species of the genus in its comparatively larger and slightly longer talonids, entoconids laterally compressed, and paraconids mesially oriented in the trigonid.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoresubf
Diet 2: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:48:59
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:48:59
Source: subf = subfamily, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Goin 1997, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Laventan or 13.80000 to 11.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Peru (San Martin) Thylamys colombianus (230802)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Thylamys colombianus (188243)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia Thylamys colombianus (13749)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Peru (Santa Rosa) Thylamys colombianus (232447)