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Prolagostomus pusillus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Taxonomy
Prolagostomus pusillus was named by Ameghino (1887). It is not extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Prolagostomus divisus Ameghino
1887Prolagostomus imperialis Ameghino
1887Prolagostomus profluens Ameghino
1887Prolagostomus pusillus Ameghino p. 11
1889Lagostomus primigenius Ameghino p. 186
1894Prolagostomus divisus Ameghino p. 73
1894Prolagostomus imperialis Ameghino p. 73
1894Prolagostomus primigenius Ameghino p. 73
1894Prolagostomus profluens Ameghino p. 73
1894Prolagostomus pusillus Ameghino p. 73
2022Prolagostomus pusillus Vizcaíno et al.

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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
genusProlagostomusAmeghino 1887
speciespusillusAmeghino 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.

†Prolagostomus pusillus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Prolagostomus divisus Ameghino 1887 [objective synonym], Prolagostomus imperialis Ameghino 1887 [objective synonym], Prolagostomus primigenius Ameghino 1889 [objective synonym], Prolagostomus profluens Ameghino 1887 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Santacrucian to the top of the Langhian or 17.50000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile (Aisén) Prolagostomus pusillus, Prolagostomus divisus, Prolagostomus profluens (71843)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Argentina (Santa Cruz) Prolagostomus pusillus (197691)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Prolagostomus pusillus (176593 210638)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Argentina (Chubut) Prolagostomus pusillus (207562)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquén) Prolagostomus pusillus (141175 207561)