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Doedicurus clavicaudatus

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy
Glyptodon clavicaudatus was named by Owen (1847).

It was recombined as Doedicurus clavicaudatus by Ameghino (1889); it was recombined as Daedicurus clavicaudatus by Lydekker (1894).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Glyptodon clavicaudatus Owen p. 67
1860Glyptodon gigas Bravard
1865Glyptodon giganteus Serres
1880Doedicurus uruguayensis Gervais and Ameghino
1889Doedicurus clavicaudatus Ameghino p. 847
1894Daedicurus clavicaudatus Lydekker p. 43

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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
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
subfamilyGlyptodontinaeGray 1869
tribeDoedicuriniAmeghino 1889
genusDoedicurusBurmeister 1874
speciesclavicaudatus(Owen 1847)

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: Doedicurus uruguayensis Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym], Glyptodon giganteus Serres 1865 [synonym], Glyptodon gigas Bravard 1860 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Lujanian or 0.12900 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Doedicurus clavicaudatus (71286 71303 198875)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina Doedicurus clavicaudatus (213470)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Doedicurus clavicaudatus (191153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Doedicurus clavicaudatus (147598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Doedicurus clavicaudatus (71348 191127)