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Babameryx engesseri

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Babameryx engesseri was named by Mennecart et al. (2012). Its type specimen is NMO-K11/15, a tooth, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rickenbach, which is in a Chattian terrestrial horizon in Switzerland. It is the type species of Babameryx.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Babameryx engesseri Mennecart 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()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
genusBabameryx
speciesengesseri

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.

Babameryx engesseri Mennecart et al. 2012
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chattian or 28.10000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany Babameryx engesseri (59886)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Switzerland (Canton Solothurn) Babameryx engesseri (type locality: 182805)