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Perutherium altiplanense

Osteichthyes - Notoungulata - Perutheriidae

Taxonomy
Perutherium altiplanense was named by Grambast et al. (1967). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Perutherium altiplanense Grambast et al.
1979Perutherium altiplanense Kielan-Jaworowska et al. p. 223
1983Perutherium altiplanense Marshall and de Muizon p. 147
2004Perutherium altiplanense Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 495, 516

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderNotioprogonia
familyPerutheriidaeGrambast et al. 1967
genusPerutheriumGrambast et al. 1967
speciesaltiplanenseGrambast et al. 1967

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.

†Perutherium altiplanense Grambast et al. 1967
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. G. Marshall and C. de Muizon 1983molaires brachyodontes ; paraconide petit mais distinét ; prémétastylide et postmétastylide petits mais distincts, coniques; antérolophide orienté obliquement, constitué par le protoconide, le métaconide, et le postmétastylide également espacés, alignés, et réunis respectivement par une proto- cristide et une postmétacristide ; postmétastylide lingual et postérieur au métaconide ; talonide non spécialisé, avec une crista obliqua et une postcristide peu marquées. Localité-type: gisement de Laguna Umayo, département de Puno, Pérou. Amérique du Sud.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:49
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:49
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Ypresian or 59.24000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian - Ypresian59.24 - 48.07Peru (Puno) Perutherium altiplanense (28230)