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Toxodon platensis

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Toxodontidae

Taxonomy
Toxodon platensis was named by Owen (1837).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Toxodon platensis Owen
1846Toxodon angustidens Owen p. 65
1866Toxodon burmeisteri Giebel p. 134
1880Toxodon gervaisii Gervais and Ameghino p. 84
1882Toxodon paradoxus Ameghino p. 39
1887Toxodon platensis Ameghino p. 33
1887Toxodon burmeisteri Ameghino p. 35
1887Toxodon paradoxus Ameghino p. 37
1887Toxodon ensenadensis Ameghino p. 38
1894Toxodon platensis Lydekker p. 15
2004Toxodon platensis Zurita 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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
—PaenungulataSimpson 1945
—Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
—Eutoxodontia
familyToxodontidae
genusToxodonOwen 1837
speciesplatensisOwen 1837

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.

†Toxodon platensis Owen 1837
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Invalid names: Toxodon angustidens Owen 1846 [synonym], Toxodon burmeisteri Giebel 1866 [synonym], Toxodon ensenadensis Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Toxodon gervaisii Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym], Toxodon paradoxus Ameghino 1882 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available