Source Data | |
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Mesungulatidae : Mesungulatum : Quirogatherium major |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Meridiolestida : Mesungulatidae : Mesungulatum : Quirogatherium major |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Quirogatherium |
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Scientific Name | Quirogatherium major Bonaparte, 1990 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Quirogatherium major | species | belongs to Quirogatherium | stated with evidence | Bonaparte, 1990 | Quirogatherium major | species | subjective synonym of Mesungulatum houssayi | stated without evidence | Kielan-Jaworowska et al., 2004 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Environment | terrestrial (based on Mammalia) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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Diet | insectivore (based on Mammaliaformes) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. F. Bonaparte. 1990. New Late Cretaceous mammals from the Los Alamitos Formation, Northern Patagonia. National Geographic Research 6(1):63-93 |
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