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Miocochilius

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Interatheriidae

Taxonomy
Miocochilius was named by Stirton (1953). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Miocochilius anomopodus.

It was assigned to Interatheriidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
M. anomopodus (type species), M. federicoi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Miocochilius Stirton
1988Miocochilius Carroll

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderTypotheriaZittel 1892
familyInteratheriidae(Ameghino 1887)
genusMiocochilius

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.

G. †Miocochilius Stirton 1953
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Miocochilius anomopodus Stirton 1953
Miocochilius federicoi Croft 2007
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Cerebellum height135.7
Cerebral hemisphere height130.0
Hypophysis height11.50
Infraorbital foramen diameter13.00
Medulla oblonga height113.0
Olfactory pedicles height19.20
Orbits diameter134.0

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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Laventan to the top of the Serravallian or 13.80000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Peru (San Martin) M. sp. (230802)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila Department) M. anomopodus (12971)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru (Ucayali) M. anomopodus (144793)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru M. sp. (107992)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) M. anomopodus (58455 133688 133693 134806 135373 136211 143792 187078 187114 187115 187116 187120 187122)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Bolivia (Tarija) M. federicoi (38071)