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Uruguaytherium

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Discussion

Etymology: in honor to La Repblica de Uruguay, South American.

Taxonomy
Uruguaytherium was named by Kraglievich (1928). Its type is Uruguaytherium beaulieui. It is the type genus of Uruguaytheriinae.

It was assigned to Uruguaytheriinae by Kraglievich (1928).

Species
U. beaulieui (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Uruguaytherium Kraglievich

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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
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
—PaenungulataSimpson 1945
—Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
subfamilyUruguaytheriinae
genusUruguaytherium

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. †Uruguaytherium Kraglievich 1928
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†Uruguaytherium beaulieui Kraglievich 1928
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Kraglievich 1928As for type species
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Mandible height295.986.0107.096.514.8
lower m2 height137.5----
lower m3 height134.0----

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:22
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:22
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Deseadan or 29.00000 to 21.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay (Canelones) U. beaulieui (176488)