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Astrapotherium hesperinum

Osteichthyes - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
A. christi, A. guillei, A. hespernium, A. magnum (syn. A. patagonicum, A. marshi, Astrapodon carinatus, Xylotherium mirabile, A. burmeisteri, A. giganteum, A. delimitatum, A. robustum, A. columnatum, A. gaudryi, A. karaikense, A. angustidens, A. nanum, Listriotherium filholi), A. ruderarium (syn. Parastrapotherium paucum, A. triangulidens, Prochalicotherium patagonicum, Astrapothericulus laevisculus, Astrapothericulus minusculus)

Synonymy list
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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
genusAstrapotheriumBurmeister 1879
specieshesperinum

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Friasian or 16.30000 to 15.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Chile Astrapotherium hesperinum (176666)