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Macroeuphractus retusus

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Macroeuphractus retusus was named by Ameghino (1887).

It was recombined as Dasypus retusus by Lydekker (1894).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. moreni, M. scalabrini

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Macroeuphractus retusus Ameghino p. 19
1894Dasypus retusus Lydekker p. 55
1914Macroeuphractus retusus Rovereto p. 157
2013Macroeuphractus retusus Scillato-Yané et al.

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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
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
—Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
subfamilyEuphractinaeWinge 1923
tribeEuphractiniWinge 1923
genusMacroeuphractusAmeghino 1887
speciesretususAmeghino 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.

†Macroeuphractus retusus Ameghino 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:31:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 8.00000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Macroeuphractus retusus (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Macroeuphractus retusus (87198)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Macroeuphractus retusus (198863)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (San Luis) Dasypus retusus (152073)