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Pyrotheria
Taxonomy
Pyrotheria was named by Ameghino (1895). It is not extant.
It was reranked as the order Pyrotheria by Simpson (1945).
It was assigned to Notoungulata by Gregory (1910); to Paenungulata by Simpson (1945); to Eutheria by Carroll (1988); to Meridiungulata by McKenna (1975), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Sudamericungulata by Avilla and Mothé (2021).
It was reranked as the order Pyrotheria by Simpson (1945).
It was assigned to Notoungulata by Gregory (1910); to Paenungulata by Simpson (1945); to Eutheria by Carroll (1988); to Meridiungulata by McKenna (1975), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Sudamericungulata by Avilla and Mothé (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1895 | Pyrotheria Ameghino p. 608 |
| 1910 | Pyrotheria Gregory p. 466 |
| 1945 | Pyrotheria Simpson |
| 1975 | Pyrotheria McKenna p. 43 |
| 1988 | Pyrotheria Carroll |
| 1997 | Pyrotheria McKenna and Bell p. 468 |
| 2021 | Pyrotheria Avilla and Mothé |
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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.
Subor. †Pyrotheria Ameghino 1895
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G. †Carolozittelia Ameghino 1901
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†Carolozittelia tapiroides Ameghino 1901
Invalid names: Carolozittelia eluta Ameghino 1901 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Pyrotheridae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Pyrotherium Ameghino 1888
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†Pyrotherium giganteum Ameghino 1897
†Pyrotherium macfaddeni Shockey and Anaya-Daza 2004
†Pyrotherium planum Ameghino 1897
†Pyrotherium pluteum Ameghino 1901
†Pyrotherium romerii Ameghino 1888
†Pyrotherium sorondoi Ameghino 1894
Fm. †Pyrotheriidae Ameghino 1889
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Invalid names: Carolozittelidae Ameghino 1901 [synonym], Colombitheriidae Hoffstetter 1970 [synonym], Promoeritherium Ameghino 1906 [nomen dubium], Promoeritherium australe Ameghino 1906 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available