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Ganastrapotherium
Taxonomy
Ganastrapotherium was named by Johnson (1984).
It was assigned to Astrapotheriidae by Johnson (1984).
It was assigned to Astrapotheriidae by Johnson (1984).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1984 | Ganastrapotherium Johnson p. 51 figs. 14-15-17-18-20-21-22 |
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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 | |
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S. Johnson 1984 | Granastrapotherium snorki differs from all other known astrapotheres in lacking all upper and lower incisors, having canines enlarged into huge, evergrowing tusks with the lowers procumbent and not so recurved as in Parastrapotherium, Astrapotherium, Xenastrapotherium, and typically possessing an external diagonal wear facet from contact with the upper canine. Granastrapotherium lacks the third upper premolar and has P4 reduced possessing only a single internal and external cusp. All molars are expanded buccalingually and lack any cingula. Granastrapotherium is readily distinguished from Astrapotherium an Xenastrapotherium by its lack of lower incisors P3, and by its unique tusk conformation, from Astrapothericulus (a dwarf form) by its large size, lack of lower incisors, P3, and by its possessions of evergrowning tusks, and from Uruguaytherium, which is based upon a single mandibular fragment, by its possessions of a hypoflexid groove on M1-3 and more distally-oriented, more rounded metalophid on M2-3. |