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Palaehoplophoroides rothi

Osteichthyes - Cingulata

Taxonomy
Palaehoplophoroides rothi was named by Scillato-Yané and Carlini (1998). Its type specimen is MLP 92-XI-15-1, an osteoderm (tubo caudal parcial, placas de la coraza dorsal y restos fragmentarios del cráneo), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Arroyo Pedregoso, which is in a Mayoan terrestrial horizon in the Río Mayo Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Palaehoplophoroides rothi Scillato-Yané and Carlini fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
suborderGlyptodontia()
tribePalaehoplophoriniHoffstetter 1958
genusPalaehoplophoroides
speciesrothi

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.

Palaehoplophoroides rothi Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Mayoan or 11.00000 to 10.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Palaehoplophoroides rothi (201906)
Mayoan11.0 - 10.0Argentina (Chubut) Palaehoplophoroides rothi (type locality: 141934)