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Macrochorobates chapadmalensis

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Macrochorobates chapadmalensis was named by Ameghino (1908). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by M. Vallejo (authorized by C. Jaramillo) on 2013-11-05

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Macrochorobates chapadmalensis Ameghino

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
genusMacrochorobatesScillato Yané 1980
specieschapadmalensisAmeghino 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.

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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 7.24600 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Macrochorobates chapadmalensis (140932 152067)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Macrochorobates chapadmalensis (152062 152081)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (San Luis) Macrochorobates chapadmalensis (152073)