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Chasicotatus ameghinoi

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Chasicotatus ameghinoi was named by Scillato-Yané (1977). Its type specimen is MLP CH 10, an osteoderm (gran parte deune coraza), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arroyo Chasicó, which is in a Chasicoan floodplain sandstone in the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Chasicotatus ameghinoi Scillato-Yané
1979Chasicotatus ameghinoi Scillato-Yané

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
—Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
subfamilyEuphractinaeWinge 1923
tribeEutatiniBordas 1933
genusChasicotatus
speciesameghinoi

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.

†Chasicotatus ameghinoi Scillato-Yané 1977
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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: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:31:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Chasicoan to the top of the Messinian or 10.00000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Argentina (La Pampa) Chasicotatus ameghinoi (231228)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Tucumán) Chasicotatus ameghinoi (201950)
Chasicoan10.0 - 8.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Chasicotatus ameghinoi (type locality: 79180)
Chasicoan10.0 - 8.0Argentina (La Pampa) Chasicotatus ameghinoi (206264)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Chasicotatus ameghinoi (198540 198542 198546 198547 198548)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Chasicotatus ameghinoi (87198 140925 151498 151499 151500 152061 152063 152065 152066 192135 192166 204359 204360 204361 204362 204363 204598 206260 206263 230751)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Chasicotatus ameghinoi (198270)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Chasicotatus ameghinoi (140932 152067)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (Buenos Aires) Chasicotatus ameghinoi (152069)