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Sudamerica ameghinoi

Mammalia - Sudamericidae

Taxonomy
Sudamerica ameghinoi was named by Scillato-Yane and Pascual (1984). Its type specimen is UNP 79-II-18-1, a tooth (Molariform), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Punta Peligro, which is in a Danian mire/swamp claystone/conglomerate in the Salamanca Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Sudamerica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Sudamerica ameghinoi Scillato-Yane and Pascual
1999Sudamerica ameghinoi Pascual et al.
2007Sudamerica ameghinoi Gelfo 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
genusSudamericaScillato-Yane and Pascual 1984
speciesameghinoiScillato-Yane and Pascual 1984

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.

†Sudamerica ameghinoi Scillato-Yane and Pascual 1984
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hopson 1973, Luo et al. 2003

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Ypresian or 66.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Argentina (Chubut) Sudamerica ameghinoi, Sudamerica sp. (type locality: 95914)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Sudamerica ameghinoi (100414)