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Eocoleophorus glyptodontoides

Mammalia - Cingulata

Taxonomy
Eocoleophorus glyptodontoides was named by Oliveira et al. (1997). Its type specimen is MNRJ 4593V, an osteoderm, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fazenda Santa Fe, which is in a Deseadan lacustrine shale/claystone in Brazil. It is the type species of Eocoleophorus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Eocoleophorus glyptodontoides Oliveira 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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
genusEocoleophorus
speciesglyptodontoides

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.

Eocoleophorus glyptodontoides Oliveira et al. 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Deseadan to the top of the Chattian or 29.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Peru (Loreto) Eocoleophorus glyptodontoides (176129)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) Eocoleophorus glyptodontoides (type locality: 152418)