| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Patagomaia
Taxonomy
Patagomaia was named by Chimento et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Theria by Chimento et al. (2024); and to Gondwanatheria by Püschel et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Theria by Chimento et al. (2024); and to Gondwanatheria by Püschel et al. (2024).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Patagomaia Chimento et al. |
| 2024 | Patagomaia Püschel et al. |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| N. R. Chimento et al. 2024 | Patagomaia is a large mammal (~14 kg) distinguished by the following unique combination of character states: fused acetabulum with a complete rim lacking a dorsal emargination; femur with subspherical head having a well-defned fovea capitis; femur head separated from the rest of the bone by a well-defned and medially tilted neck; lesser trochanter of femur small and located on the posteromedial surface of the shaf; distal end of femur with nearly symmetrical distal condyles and reduced epicondyles. Patagomaia further difers from other Mesozoic
mammals in having the autapomorphic condition of a thick, well-defned, and obliquely oriented intercondylar ridge delimiting a deep fossa at the distal end of the femur. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Luo et al. 2003, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available