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Pronothrotherium typicum

Osteichthyes - Nothrotheriidae

Taxonomy
Pronothrotherium typicum was named by Ameghino (1907). Its type specimen is MACN-Pv 8141, a skull (anterior skull and partial mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Pronothrotherium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Pronothrotherium typicum Ameghino
1914Pronothrotherium typicum Rovereto p. 85
1930Pronothrotherium typicum Hay p. 406

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
—Megatheria
familyNothrotheriidaeAmeghino 1920
subfamilyNothrotheriinaeAmeghino 1920
genusPronothrotheriumAmeghino 1907
speciestypicumAmeghino 1907

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.

†Pronothrotherium typicum Ameghino 1907
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Montehermosan or 5.00000 to 3.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Catamarca) Pronothrotherium typicum (215517 215518)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) Pronothrotherium typicum (176757)