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Palaehoplophorini

Mammalia - Cingulata

Taxonomy
Palaehoplophorini was named by Hoffstetter (1958).

It was assigned to Hoplophorinae by Hoffstetter (1958), McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Glyptodontia by Fernicola (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Palaehoplophorini Hoffstetter
1997Palaehoplophorini McKenna and Bell
2008Palaehoplophorini Fernicola

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
tribePalaehoplophoriniHoffstetter 1958
tribePalaehoplophoriniHoffstetter 1958

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.

Tr. †Palaehoplophorini Hoffstetter 1958
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G. †Aspidocalyptus Cabrera 1939
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†Aspidocalyptus castroi Cabrera 1939
G. †Chlamyphractus Castellanos 1939
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Invalid names: Chlamyphractus pressulus Ameghino 1885 [nomen dubium]
G. †Palaehoplophoroides Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
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†Palaehoplophoroides rothi Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
G. †Palaehoplophorus Ameghino 1883
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†Palaehoplophorus antiquus Ameghino 1883
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Invalid names: Palaehoplophorus scalabrini Ameghino 1883 [synonym]
†Palaehoplophorus pressulus Ameghino 1885
G. †Protoglyptodon Ameghino 1885
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†Protoglyptodon primiformis Ameghino 1885
†Protoglyptodon sagradoi Calcaterra 1978
†Protoglyptodon sanpedroi Calcaterra 1978
†Protoglyptodon solidus Ameghino 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Kiessling 2004, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Friasian to the top of the Tortonian or 16.30000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Chile Palaehoplophorus sp. (176666)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Palaehoplophorini indet. (122031) Palaehoplophorus meridionalis, Palaehoplophoroides rothi (201906)
Mayoan11.0 - 10.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Palaehoplophorus meridionalis (205807)
Mayoan11.0 - 10.0Argentina (Chubut) Palaehoplophoroides rothi (141934)
Chasicoan10.0 - 8.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. 1, P. 2, P. 3, P. 4, P. 5, P. 6, P. 7, P. 8, P. 9 (79180)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Aspidocalyptus castroi (87198 140925 151498 151500 204361 204363) Aspidocalyptus sp., Aspidocalyptus castroi (152061)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Aspidocalyptus castroi (212302) Aspidocalyptus sp. (61299)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Protoglyptodon primiformis, Chlamyphractus pressulus, Palaehoplophorus antiquus (55600)