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Microcavia australis

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Caviidae

Taxonomy
Microcavia australis was named by Geoffroy and Dorbigny (1833). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. criolloensis, M. niata, M. reigi, M. robusta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Microcavia australis Geoffroy and Dorbigny

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
genusMicrocaviaGervais and Ameghino 1880
speciesaustralisGeoffroy and Dorbigny 1833

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.

Microcavia australis Geoffroy and Dorbigny 1833
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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: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:33:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lujanian (glacial)0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Microcavia australis (140934)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Microcavia australis (71303 140807)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Mendoza) Microcavia australis (71311)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) Microcavia australis (212470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Mendoza) Microcavia australis (212466 212467)