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Thylamys zettii
Discussion
Named in memory of Jorge Zetti (19381974), who originally described the holotype
Taxonomy
Thylamys zettii was named by Goin (1997). Its type specimen is MLP 66-XII-13-3, a mandible (left mandible with canine, p1, p3–m2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Base of Arroyo Guamini, which is in a Huayquerian terrestrial horizon in the Epecuen Formation of Argentina.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Thylamys zettii Goin p. 481 fig. 1 |
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†Thylamys zettii Goin 1997
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| F. Goin 1997 | Similar a la especie viviente T venusta pero diferenciándose de esta última en los siguientes rasgos: mayor tamaño, canino algo más comprimido y procumbente, borde ventral mandibular más recto, paracónidos proporcionalmente más grandes, menor diferencia de altura entre protocónidos y metacónidos, entocónidos más bajos que los hipocónidos. |
Measurements
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| Source: subf = subfamily, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Goin 1997, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Huayquerian or 8.00000 to 5.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huayquerian | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Thylamys zettii (type locality: 211640) |