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Pericotoxodon

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Toxodontidae

Discussion

Etymology: The genus is named for Jose Espiritu Perico Araque, discoverer of the holotype.

Taxonomy
Pericotoxodon was named by Madden (1997).

It was assigned to Dinotoxodontinae by Madden (1997).

Species
P. platignathus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Pericotoxodon Madden

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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
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
—Eutoxodontia
familyToxodontidae
subfamilyDinotoxodontinae
genusPericotoxodon

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. †Pericotoxodon Madden 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. H. Madden 1997As for the type species
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 798.4 kgs
Minimum body mass: 798.4 kgs
Body mass estimate: 798.4 kg
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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Madden 1997, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Laventan or 13.80000 to 11.00000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia P. platignathus (13653)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru P. platignathus (107992)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) P. platignathus (133693 134806 136211 143790 145234 186628 186629 187120 187888 188022 188023)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru (Ucayali) P. platignathus (144793 144794 163841 163842)