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Galulatherium jenkinsi

Mammalia - Sudamericidae

Taxonomy
Galulatherium jenkinsi was named by O'Connor et al. (2019). Its type specimen is RRBP 02067, a mandible (partial left dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is TZ-07, Rukwa Valley, which is in a Cenomanian/Campanian fluvial sandstone/mudstone in the Galula Formation of Tanzania. It is the type species of Galulatherium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Galulatherium jenkinsi O'Connor 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
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
suborderGondwanatheriaMones 1987
familySudamericidaeScillato-Yané and Pascual 1984
genusGalulatherium
speciesjenkinsi

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.

Galulatherium jenkinsi O'Connor et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialuc
Diet: insectivoreuc
Created: 2005-09-06 19:53:51
Modified: 2005-09-07 19:44:02
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Campanian or 100.50000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cenomanian - Campanian100.5 - 72.1Tanzania (Mbeya) Sudamericidae indet. (type locality: 46888)