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Phugatherium novum

Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae

Taxonomy
Chapalmatherium novum was named by Ameghino (1908). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Phugatherium novum by Deschamps et al. (2012), Vucetich et al. (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. cataclysticum, P. saavedrai

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Chapalmatherium novum Ameghino
1914Chapalmatherium novum Rovereto p. 184
1984Chapalmatherium saavedrai Hoffstetter et al.
1998Chapalmatherium novum Prado et al. p. 793
2012Phugatherium novum Deschamps et al.
2014Phugatherium novum Vucetich et al.

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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
familyHydrochoeridaeGill 1872
genusPhugatheriumAmeghino 1887
speciesnovum(Ameghino 1908)

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.

†Phugatherium novum Ameghino 1908
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Invalid names: Chapalmatherium saavedrai Hoffstetter et al. 1984 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:33:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 5.00000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Protohydrochoerus sp. (83282)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Phugatherium novum (202340)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Córdoba) Phugatherium novum (197902)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Córdoba) Chapalmatherium novum (225604)