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Planodus

Osteichthyes - Pyrotheridae

Taxonomy
Planodus was named by Ameghino (1887).

It was assigned to Pyrotheridae by Ameghino (1894).

Species
P. ursinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Planodus Ameghino
1894Planodus Ameghino p. 55

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Sudamericungulata
suborderPyrotheriaAmeghino 1895
familyPyrotheridae
genusPlanodusAmeghino 1887

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.

G. †Planodus Ameghino 1887
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†Planodus ursinus Ameghino 1887
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, MacFadden et al. 1996, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available