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Xotodontidae

Osteichthyes - Notoungulata - Xotodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Xotodontidae Ameghino p. 402
1894Xotodontidae Ameghino p. 25

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
familyXotodontidae
familyXotodontidae

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.

Fm. †Xotodontidae Ameghino 1889
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G. †Palaeolithops Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Lithops Ameghino 1887 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:49
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:49
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 8.00000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian - Montehermosan8.0 - 3.8Argentina (Cordoba) Xotodontidae indet. (140630)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) Xotodontidae indet. (213136)