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Eocardia montana

Osteichthyes - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Eocardia montana was named by Ameghino (1887). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Eocardia robusta by Vucetich (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. excavala

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Eocardia montana Ameghino
1894Eocardia montana Ameghino p. 73
2022Eocardia montana Vizcaíno et al.

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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()
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)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
genusEocardia
speciesmontana

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.

†Eocardia montana Ameghino 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 580 gs
Minimum body mass: 580 gs
Body mass estimate: 580 g
Body mass source: publisheds
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-04-14 01:37:33
Modified: 2013-04-13 10:37:33
Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Vizcaíno et al. 2010, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Argentina (Santa Cruz) Eocardia montana (197691)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Eocardia montana (142529 142533 176593 206240 210638 210786 210787)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (San Juan) Eocardia montana (197900)