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Catonyx tarijensis

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Catonyx tarijensis was named by Ameghino (1891). Its type specimen is MNHN TAR 1260 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Scelidotherium capellini Gervais and Ameghino p. 148
1891Catonyx tarijensis Ameghino
1894Scelidotherium capellini Lydekker p. 89
2002Catonyx tarijensis McDonald and Perea p. 677

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyScelidotheriinaeAmeghino 1889
genusCatonyxAmeghino 1891
speciestarijensisAmeghino 1891

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.

†Catonyx tarijensis Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Scelidotherium capellini Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [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: 2005-08-22 16:27:29
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Ensenadan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.75000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Catonyx tarijensis (204258)
Montehermosan - Ensenadan5.0 - 0.4Uruguay (San José) Catonyx tarijensis (139924)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Argentina (Salta) Catonyx tarijensis (212774)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Catonyx tarijensis (212462 212469 232453)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Catonyx tarijensis (86306 147999 210228 212461 212772 213446)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Cordoba) Catonyx tarijensis (123831)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.0117Argentina Catonyx tarijensis (203949)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Catonyx tarijensis (198875)
Lujanian (glacial)0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Catonyx tarijensis (140934)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Corrientes) Catonyx tarijensis (211638 212773)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Catonyx tarijensis (213489)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bolivia (Sud Carangas) Catonyx tarijensis (212010)