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Brachytherium
Taxonomy
Brachytherium was named by Ameghino (1883). Its type is Brachytherium cuspidatus.
It was assigned to Anoplotheriidae by Ameghino (1885); to Proterotheriidae by Rovereto (1914) and Carroll (1988); and to Proterotheriinae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Anoplotheriidae by Ameghino (1885); to Proterotheriidae by Rovereto (1914) and Carroll (1988); and to Proterotheriinae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1883 | Brachytherium Ameghino p. 87 |
1885 | Brachytherium Ameghino p. 103 |
1914 | Brachytherium Rovereto p. 51 |
1988 | Brachytherium Carroll |
1997 | Brachytherium McKenna and Bell |
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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.
G. †Brachytherium Ameghino 1883
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†Brachytherium cuspidatum Ameghino 1883
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Invalid names: Epitherium paranensis Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Licaphrium mesopotamiense de Blanchini and Blanchini 1971 [synonym], Lophogonodon gradatum Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
†Brachytherium cuspidatus Ameghino 1883
†Brachytherium gradatum Ameghino 1891
†Brachytherium morenoi Rovereto 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002 |
Age range: base of the Chasicoan to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 10.00000 to 3.00000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Chasicoan | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | B. sp. (79180) | |
Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | B. cuspidatum (204596) B. cuspidatum, Proterotherium gradatum, Epitherium paranensis, Licaphrium mesopotamiense (55600) | |
Huayquerian | Argentina (La Pampa) | B. cuspidatum (87198 152061) | |
Montehermosan | Argentina (Catamarca) | B. laternarium (176757) | |
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan | Argentina (Catamarca) | B. laternarium (157795) | |
Chapadmalalan | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | B. sp. (199154 199156) |