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Astrapothericulus emarginatus

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Taxonomy
Astrapothericulus emarginatus was named by Ameghino (1904) [Tipo del sinónimo. MACN A 52-416, holotipo de Astrapothericulus peninsulatus, un molar superior aislado (figurado en Ameghino, 1904b:fig.326).]. Its type specimen is MACN A 52-423, a set of teeth (molar superior aislado), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Astrapothericulus emarginatus Ameghino p. 82
1904Astrapothericulus peninsulatus Ameghino p. 83

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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
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
genusAstrapothericulus
speciesemarginatus

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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Invalid names: Astrapothericulus peninsulatus Ameghino 1904 [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 17:11:22
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:22
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available