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Toxodon platensis

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Toxodontidae

Taxonomy
Toxodon platensis was named by Owen (1837).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Toxodon platensis Owen
1846Toxodon angustidens Owen p. 65
1866Toxodon burmeisteri Giebel p. 134
1873Toxodon angustidens Scott p. 48
1880Toxodon gervaisii Gervais and Ameghino p. 84
1882Toxodon paradoxus Ameghino p. 39
1887Toxodon platensis Ameghino p. 33
1887Toxodon burmeisteri Ameghino p. 35
1887Toxodon paradoxus Ameghino p. 37
1887Toxodon ensenadensis Ameghino p. 38
1894Toxodon platensis Lydekker p. 15
2004Toxodon platensis Zurita et al.

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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
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
Eutoxodontia
familyToxodontidae
genusToxodonOwen 1837
speciesplatensisOwen 1837

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.

Toxodon platensis Owen 1837
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Invalid names: Toxodon angustidens Owen 1846 [synonym], Toxodon burmeisteri Giebel 1866 [synonym], Toxodon ensenadensis Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Toxodon gervaisii Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym], Toxodon paradoxus Ameghino 1882 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:14:44
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:14:44
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene - Pleistocene23.04 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Rios) Toxodon platensis (204259)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Toxodon platensis (198862)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Uruguay (Soriano) Toxodon platensis (204261)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Toxodon platensis (204258)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia Toxodon platensis (142016)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Bolivia (Tarija ) Toxodon platensis (70673)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Toxodon platensis (236218)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Ceara) Toxodon platensis (236300)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) Toxodon platensis (92814)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia Toxodon ensenadensis (71322)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.0117Argentina (Corrientes) Toxodon platensis (71288)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Toxodon ensenadensis (70704)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Uruguay (Montevideo) Toxodon platensis (120884)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Toxodon platensis (71279 71287) Toxodon platensis, Toxodon burmeisteri, Toxodon paradoxus (71303)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Ríos) Toxodon platensis (203952 203955 203957 203958)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Uruguay Toxodon platensis (71274 212684)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Corrientes) Toxodon platensis (211638)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Uruguay (Colonia) Toxodon platensis (226121)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Toxodon platensis (231074)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Pernambuco) Toxodon platensis (230715)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grand do Sul) Toxodon platensis (211308)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay (Montevideo) Toxodon platensis (211645)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Toxodon platensis (191127)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Toxodon platensis (212472)