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Plohophorus figuratus

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy
Plohophorus figuratus was named by Ameghino (1887).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Plohophorus figuratus Ameghino figs. not figured
1888Urotherium antiquum Ameghino
1888Euryurus antiquus Ameghino p. 18
1888Plohophorus figuratus Moreno p. 8 figs. not figured
1889Palaehoplophorus disjunctus Ameghino p. 802
1889Neuryurus antiquus Ameghino p. 842 figs. 6,7 pl.XII figs. 1, 2
1894Plohophorus figuratus Lydekker p. 14
1914Plohophorus figuratus Rovereto p. 153
1914Neuryurus antiquus Rovereto p. 154

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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
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
subfamilyPlohophorinaeCastellanos 1931
tribePlohophoriniCastellanos 1932
genusPlohophorusAmeghino 1887
speciesfiguratusAmeghino 1887

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.

†Plohophorus figuratus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Urotherium antiquum Ameghino 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Montehermosan or 8.00000 to 3.80000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Uruguay (San José) Plohophorus figuratus (113415)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Plohophorus figuratus (145813)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Plohophorus figuratus (191765)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Plohophorus figuratus (152062 152081 152084 152085 152088 198686 198863)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Plohophorus figuratus (199154)