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Pucatherium

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Pucatherium was named by Herrera et al. (2012).

It was assigned to Dasypodidae by Herrera et al. (2012).

Species
P. parvum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Pucatherium Herrera et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
—Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
genusPucatherium

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. †Pucatherium Herrera et al. 2012
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†Pucatherium parvum Herrera et al. 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:31:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Priabonian or 56.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Argentina (Salta) P. parvum (224372)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Argentina (Jujuy) P. parvum (41706)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Argentina (Salta) Dasypodidae n. gen. (176662) P. parvum (13775 225030)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Argentina (Jujuy) Dasypodidae n. gen. (176665)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Argentina (Salta) P. parvum (176660 176661)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Argentina (Salta) P. parvum (175809)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Argentina (Catamarca) P. parvum (41608)