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Astrapothericulus

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Astrapothericulus Ameghino p. 103
1988Astrapothericulus Carroll

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
genusAstrapothericulus

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.

G. †Astrapothericulus Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Astrapothericulus peninsulatus Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
Astrapothericulus iheringi Ameghino 1899
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Invalid names: Astrapothericulus hebetatus Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:22
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:22
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Santacrucian or 20.44000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Neuquén) A. sp. (197285)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile (Magallanes) A. iheringi (204203)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. iheringi (207680)