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Pachybiotherium illuminatum

Mammalia - Microbiotheria - Microbiotheriidae

Taxonomy
Pachybiotherium illuminatum was named by Goin et al. (2010). Its type specimen is MPM-PV 1805, a mandible (right mandibular fragment with m1-2 alveoli and complete m3-4), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Portezuelo Sumich Sur, Pinturas Fm., Lago Buenos Aires, Santa Cruz, which is in a Burdigalian terrestrial horizon in the Pinturas Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Pachybiotherium illuminatum Goin et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AustralidelphiaSzalay 1982
orderMicrobiotheriaAmeghino 1899
familyMicrobiotheriidae(Ameghino 1887)
genusPachybiotherium
speciesilluminatum

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.

†Pachybiotherium illuminatum Goin et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-06-08 12:11:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) Pachybiotherium illuminatum (59319 type locality: 59320)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Pachybiotherium illuminatum (59324)