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Taubatherium

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Leontiniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Taubatherium Soria and Alvarenga
2005Taubatherium Shockey
2012Taubatherium Shockey et al.

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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
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
Eutoxodontia
familyLeontiniidaeAmeghino 1894
genusTaubatherium

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. †Taubatherium Soria and Alvarenga 1989
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Taubatherium paulacoutoi Soria and Alvarenga 1989
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Invalid names: Taubatherium major Soria and Alvarenga 1989 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. F. Soria and H. M. F. Alvarenga 1989Original: con un rango de tamaño comprendido entre el de H. pluriplicatum (menor) hasta cercano al de A. frequens. P1 menor que el C. P2-4 con cíngulo antero-lingual poco desarrollado. P3 sin paracónulo; con sulcus abierto anteriormente. P4 con paracónulo muy asociado al ectolofo. M1-3 recordando a los de L. gaudry. / Transalted: Size range between H. pluriplicatum (smaller) and A. frequens. P1 smaller than C. Antero-lingual cingulum poorly developed in P2-4. P3 without paraconule; with sulcus opened anteriorly. P4 with paraconule very associated to the ectoloph. M1-3 similar to those in L. gaudy.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
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: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002

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 - 21.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) T. paulacoutoi, T. major (152418)