Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Rhyphodon lankesteri

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Isotemnidae

Taxonomy
Rhyphodon lankesteri was named by Roth (1899). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lago Musters, which is in a Mustersan terrestrial horizon in Argentina. It is the type species of Rhyphodon.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Rhyphodon lankesteri Roth p. 388
1902Setebos terribilis Roth p. 253
1902Pehuenia wehrlii Roth p. 254
1903Lemudeus proportionalis Roth p. 144
1903Pehuenia insigna Roth p. 144
1904Lemudeus proportionalis Roth p. 144
1904Pehuenia insigna Roth p. 144
1967Rhyphodon lankesteri Simpson

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
familyIsotemnidae
genusRhyphodon
specieslankesteri

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.

Rhyphodon lankesteri Roth 1899
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Lemudeus proportionalis Roth 1904 [synonym], Pehuenia insigna Roth 1904 [synonym], Pehuenia wehrlii Roth 1902 [synonym], Setebos terribilis Roth 1902 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Mustersan or 48.00000 to 42.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Rhyphodon lankesteri (176289) Rhyphodon lankesteri, Setebos terribilis, Pehuenia wehrlii, Pehuenia insigna, Lemudeus proportionalis (type locality: 176290)