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Hoffstetterius

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Toxodontidae

Species
H. imperator (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Hoffstetterius Saint-André
2000Hoffstetterius Nasif et al. p. 598

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
Eutoxodontia
familyToxodontidae
subfamilyToxodontinaeOwen 1837
genusHoffstetterius

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. †Hoffstetterius Saint-André 1993
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Hoffstetterius imperator Saint-André 1993
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P.-A. Saint-André 1993Haplodontheriine au crâne haut et allongé. Région postérieure des frontaux relevée en une plaque verticale chez l'adulte ou obliquement vers l'arrière chez le jeune adulte. Processus post-tympanique réduit. Région postérieure de la branche horizontale de la mandibule présentant une forte expansion de son bord inférieur sous m3.
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, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Bolivia (La Paz) H. imperator (90023)