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Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Taxonomy
Lagostomopsis was named by Kraglievich (1926). It is not extant.

It was reranked as Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) by Rasia and Candela (2013).

It was assigned to Chinchillidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Lagostomus by Rasia and Candela (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Lagostomopsis Kraglievich
1997Lagostomopsis McKenna and Bell
2013Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) Rasia and Candela

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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()
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)
familyChinchillidaeBennett 1833
subfamilyLagostominaeWiegmann 1832
genusLagostomusBrookes 1828
subgenusLagostomopsis(Kraglievich 1926)

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.

Subg. †Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) Kraglievich 1926
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Invalid names: Lagostomus intermedius Moreno 1888 [synonym], Lagostomus spicatus Ameghino 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Lujanian or 8.00000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Lagostomopsis indet. (122079)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Lagostomopsis sp., Lagostomopsis pallidens, Lagostomopsis antiquus (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Lagostomopsis sp. (68792)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Lagostomus sp. (204598)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Lagostomopsis sp. (157794)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Chubut) Lagostomopsis sp. (205959)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus incisus (191766 191769 191770)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Argentina Lagostomus incisus (213466)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus incisus (140713)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus incisus (198686 198687 198824 198863)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomopsis sp. (199154 199156)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (San Luis) Lagostomopsis sp. (152073)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Córdoba) Lagostomopsis sp. (211573)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomopsis sp. (53926 213136)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Córdoba) Lagostomus sp. (225604)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomopsis sp., Lagostomus incisus (202096)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Entre Ríos) Lagostomus sp. (212840)