Thalassocnus carolomartini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Folivora
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Cohort: Placentalia Superordo: Xenarthra Ordo: Pilosa Subordo: Folivora

Holotype: SMNK PAL 3814, associated skull and mandible.

Type locality and horizon: “Sacaco, Arequipa Department, Peru. Pisco Formation, SAO Horizon, Chapadmalalan, ca. 4 to 3 Ma.”

McDonald, H.G. & Muizon, C. de 2002. The cranial anatomy of Thalassocnus (Xenarthra, Mammalia), a derived nothrothere from the Neogene of the Pisco Formation (Peru). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22(2): 349–365. DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0349:TCAOTX]2.0.CO;2 Reference page.

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