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Toxodon gracilis

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Toxodontidae

Taxonomy
Toxodon gracilis was named by Gervais and Ameghino (1880). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Toxodon gracilis Gervais and Ameghino p. 85
1887Toxodon gracilis Ameghino p. 37

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
Eutoxodontia
familyToxodontidae
genusToxodonOwen 1837
speciesgracilisGervais and Ameghino 1880

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.

Toxodon gracilis Gervais and Ameghino 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:14:44
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:14:44
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Lujanian or 0.12900 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) Toxodon gracilis (71288)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) Toxodon gracilis (203955)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Toxodon gracilis (192106)