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Utaetus laevus

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Anteutatus laevus was named by Ameghino (1902). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mustersan of Patagonia, which is in a Mustersan terrestrial horizon in Argentina.

It was recombined as Utaetus laevus by Simpson (1948); it was considered a nomen dubium by Carlini et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Anteutatus laevus Ameghino p. 58
1948Utaetus laevus Simpson

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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
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
genusUtaetus
specieslaevus()

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.

Utaetus laevus Ameghino 1902
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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: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:31:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: Mustersan or 48.00000 to 42.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Anteutatus laevus (176286)