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Cardiatherium chasicoense

Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae

Taxonomy
Cardiatherium chasicoense was named by Pascual and Bondesio (1968). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MMP 300-M, a mandible (fragment of right mandible with p4-m3).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. orientalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Cardiatherium chasicoense Pascual and Bondesio

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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)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyHydrochoeridaeGill 1872
genusCardiatherium
specieschasicoensePascual and Bondesio 1968

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.

†Cardiatherium chasicoense Pascual and Bondesio 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:33:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chasicoan or 10.00000 to 9.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (San Juan) Cardiatherium chasicoense (167887)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Cardiatherium chasicoense (168397) Procardiatherium chasicoense (206218)