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Zaphilus

Mammalia - Cingulata

Taxonomy
Zaphilus was named by Ameghino (1889).

It was assigned to Hoplophoridae by Ameghino (1889); to Plohophorini by Hoffstetter (1958); and to Glyptodontia by Fernicola (2008).

Species

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Zaphilus larranagai Ameghino p. 827
1889Zaphilus Ameghino p. 828
1958Zaphilus Hoffstetter
2008Zaphilus Fernicola

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
genusZaphilus

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. †Zaphilus Ameghino 1889
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Invalid names: Zaphilus larranagai Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium]
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Ensenadan or 5.00000 to 0.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montehermosan - Ensenadan5.0 - 0.4Uruguay Z. larranagai (71309)