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Altitypotherium

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Mesotheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Altitypotherium Croft et al. p. 12
2023Altitypotherium Armella and Deforel

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderTypotheriaZittel 1892
familyMesotheriidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyMesotheriinaeAlston 1876
tribeBolivarini
genusAltitypotherium

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. †Altitypotherium Croft et al. 2004
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Altitypotherium chucalensis Croft et al. 2004
Altitypotherium paucidens Croft et al. 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 8.22 kgs
Minimum body mass: 4.66 kgs
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: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Croft et al. 2004, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (San Juan) A. sp. (197899)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Chile A. paucidens, A. chucalensis (103804)