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Lagostomus maximus (plains viscacha)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Taxonomy
Dipus maximus was named by Desmarest (1817). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lagostomus trichodactylus by Bennett (1833); it was recombined as Lagostomus maximus by Elissamburu and Vizcaíno (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1817Dipus maximus Desmarest
1888Lagostomus angustidens Moreno p. 15
1889Lagostomus debilis Ameghino p. 179
1889Lagostomus cavifrons Ameghino p. 180
1889Lagostomus minimus Ameghino p. 180
1889Lagostomus heterogenidens Ameghino p. 182
2004Lagostomus maximus Elissamburu and Vizcaíno

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
familyChinchillidaeBennett 1833
subfamilyLagostominaeWiegmann 1832
genusLagostomusBrookes 1828
speciesmaximus(Desmarest 1817)

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.

Lagostomus maximus Desmarest 1817 [plains viscacha]
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Invalid names: Lagostomus angustidens Moreno 1888 [synonym], Lagostomus cavifrons Ameghino 1889 [objective synonym], Lagostomus debilis Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Lagostomus heterogenidens Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Lagostomus minimus Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Lagostomus maximus (232458)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus maximus (212469)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) Lagostomus maximus (203957)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus maximus (71286 71303 71314 71347 140807)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Lagostomus maximus (147598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Lagostomus maximus (191153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus maximus (71316 73845)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus maximus (191127)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Lagostomus maximus (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Lagostomus maximus (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Lagostomus maximus (93267)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Lagostomus maximus (187627)