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Archaeohyracotherium

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Didolodontidae

Taxonomy
Archaeohyracotherium was named by Ameghino (1906). Its type is Prohyracotherium medialis.

It was assigned to Didolodontidae by Simpson (1948) and Cifelli (1983).

Species
A. mediale

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Archaeohyracotherium Ameghino pp. 307, 467
1948Archaeohyracotherium Simpson
1983Archaeohyracotherium Cifelli

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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
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
familyDidolodontidae
genusArchaeohyracotheriumAmeghino 1906

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. †Archaeohyracotherium Ameghino 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Argentina (Chubut) Prohyracotherium medialis (176164)