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Parastrapotherium symmetrum

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Taxonomy
Astrapotherium symmetrum was named by Ameghino (1902). Its type specimen is MACN A 52-507a, a tooth (isolated lower incisor), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Parastrapotherium symmetrum by Kramarz and Bond (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Astrapotherium symmetrum Ameghino p. 97
2010Parastrapotherium symmetrum Kramarz and Bond

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
genusParastrapotheriumAmeghino 1895
speciessymmetrum()

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.

†Parastrapotherium symmetrum Ameghino 1902
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Diagnosis
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