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Peltephilus pumilus

Mammalia - Cingulata

Taxonomy
Peltephilus pumilus was named by Ameghino (1887).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Peltephilus pumilus Ameghino
1894Peltephilus pumilus Ameghino p. 177
2010Peltephilus pumilus Kramarz et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
—Peltephilidae()
genusPeltephilusAmeghino 1887
speciespumilusAmeghino 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.

†Peltephilus pumilus Ameghino 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Santacrucian to the top of the Colloncuran or 17.50000 to 13.80000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) Peltephilus pumilus (176205)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Peltephilus pumilus (27313 142533 176576 176578 176581 176593 176599 176602 176622 176623)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquén) Peltephilus pumilus (141175)