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Pyrotherium romerii

Mammalia - Pyrotheridae

Taxonomy
Pyrotherium romerii was named by Ameghino (1888).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Pyrotherium romerii Ameghino
1894Pyrotherium romerii Ameghino p. 55
1894Pyrotherium romeri Lydekker p. 4
1897Pyrotherium romeri Ameghino p. 442

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Sudamericungulata
suborderPyrotheriaAmeghino 1895
familyPyrotheridae
genusPyrotheriumAmeghino 1888
speciesromeriiAmeghino 1888

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.

Pyrotherium romerii Ameghino 1888
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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: herbivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:12:05
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:12:05
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden et al. 1996, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Deseadan or 29.00000 to 21.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Pyrotherium romeri (50074)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Pyrotherium romerii (133596)