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Mesungulatidae

Mammalia - Meridiolestida - Mesungulatidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Mesungulatidae Bonaparte p. 48
2004Mesungulatidae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 380, 393
2009Mesungulatidae Rougier et al. p. 226
2009Mesungulatidae Rougier et al. p. 197
2011Mesungulatidae Rougier et al. p. S12
2021Mesungulatidae Martinelli 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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
superorderDryolestoidea(Butler 1939)
orderMeridiolestida
Mesungulatoidea
familyMesungulatidae
familyMesungulatidae

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.

Fm. †Mesungulatidae Bonaparte 1986
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G. †Coloniatherium Rougier et al. 2009
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Coloniatherium cilinskii Rougier et al. 2009
G. †Mesungulatum Bonaparte and Soria 1985
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Mesungulatum houssayi Bonaparte and Soria 1985
Mesungulatum lamarquensis Rougier et al. 2009
Invalid names: Quirogatherium Bonaparte 1990 [synonym]
G. †Orretherium Martinelli et al. 2021
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Orretherium tzen Martinelli et al. 2021
G. †Peligrotherium Bonaparte et al. 1993
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Peligrotherium tropicalis Bonaparte et al. 1993
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Danian or 72.10000 to 61.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian86.3 - 70.6Argentina (Neuquén) Mesungulatidae indet. (84310)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Chile (Última Esperanza) Orretherium tzen (210648)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Argentina (Río Negro) Mesungulatum houssayi, Mesungulatidae indet. (45087) Mesungulatum lamarquensis (48999) Quirogatherium major (231686)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) Coloniatherium cilinskii (121187 121188 121189) Coloniatherium sp. (233611)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Peligrotherium tropicalis (95914)