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Archaeutatus

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Archaeutatus was named by Ameghino (1902). Its type is Archaeutatus malaspinensis.

It was assigned to Dasypidae by Ameghino (1902); to Eutatini by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Euphractini by Carlini et al. (2010).

Species
A. malaspinensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Archaeutatus Ameghino p. 56
1997Archaeutatus McKenna and Bell p. 84
2010Archaeutatus Carlini et al.

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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()
—Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
genusArchaeutatus

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.

G. †Archaeutatus Ameghino 1902
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†Archaeutatus malaspinensis Ameghino 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:31:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Deseadan to the top of the Chattian or 29.00000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Argentina (Chubut) A. sp. (186572)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Argentina (Chubut) A. malaspinensis (176201)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) A. malaspinensis (50074)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) A. sp. nov. (176465)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Argentina (Chubut) A. malaspinensis (49783)