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Arctotherium (Arctotherium) bonariense

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Ursidae

Taxonomy
Ursus bonariensis was named by Gervais (1852).

It was recombined as Arctodus bonariensis by Kurten (1967); it was recombined as Arctotherium (Arctotherium) bonariense by Trajano and Ferrarezzi (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bonaerense, A. bonariensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Ursus bonariensis Gervais
1967Arctodus bonariensis Kurten
1995Arctotherium (Arctotherium) bonariense Trajano and Ferrarezzi p. 558

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
RankNameAuthor
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Ursida
superfamilyUrsoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyUrsidaeGray 1825
subfamilyUrsinaeSwainson 1835
tribeArctotheriini
genusArctotheriumBravard 1857
subgenusArctotheriumBravard 1857
speciesbonariense(Gervais 1852)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:31:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774Argentina (Buenos Aires) Arctotherium bonariense (227779)