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Vassallia maxima

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Pampatheriidae

Taxonomy
Vassallia maxima was named by Castellanos (1946).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1946Vassallia maxima Castellanos

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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
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyPampatheriidaePaula Couto 1954
genusVassalliaCastellanos 1927
speciesmaximaCastellanos 1946

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.

†Vassallia maxima Castellanos 1946
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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Vassallia maxima (198546 198547 198548 204641)
Huayquerian - Montehermosan8.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) Vassallia maxima (203948)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Catamarca) Vassallia maxima (198549)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Belén) Vassallia maxima (189824)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) Vassallia maxima (198553 198554)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) Vassallia maxima (198555)