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Taucanamo primum

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Taucanamo primum was named by van der Made (1997). Its type specimen is MNHN Ar5, a mandible (sin. with p1-m3), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Taucanamo primum van der Made p. 132

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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
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
genusTaucanamoSimpson 1945
speciesprimum

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.

Taucanamo primum van der Made 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. van der Made 1997Small species of Taucanomo. m3 with small third lobe, generally with one cusp. The length and width of the M3 expressed as percentages of the same values in the M1 have lower values than in T. sansaniense. The species tends to be more bunodont and with a more pronounced central cusp than in T. grandaevum of comparible size.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: MN 4 or 16.90000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Gers) Taucanamo sp. (69099)