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Plesiacarechimys

Mammalia - Rodentia

Taxonomy
Plesiacarechimys was named by Vucetich and Vieytes (2006). Its type is Plesiacarechimys koenigswaldi.

It was assigned to Octodontoidea by Candela et al. (2012) and Arnal and Vucetich (2015).

Species
P. koenigswaldi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Plesiacarechimys Vucetich and Vieytes
2012Plesiacarechimys Candela et al. p. 517
2015Plesiacarechimys Arnal and Vucetich

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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
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)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
genusPlesiacarechimysVucetich and Vieytes 2006

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. †Plesiacarechimys Vucetich and Vieytes 2006
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Plesiacarechimys koenigswaldi Vucetich and Vieytes 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Colloncuran or 13.82000 to 13.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Rio Negro) P. koenigswaldi (61265)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Argentina (Entre Rios) P. sp. (199484)