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Paraeucinepeltus raposeirasi

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy
Paraeucinepeltus raposeirasi was named by Brandoni et al. (2017). Its type specimen is LIEB PV-6000, an osteoderm (numerous osteoderms (cefalic, dorsal, caudal etc.) from one individual), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tranquera blanca, which is in a Friasian terrestrial horizon in Argentina. It is the type species of Paraeucinepeltus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Paraeucinepeltus raposeirasi González Ruiz et al. pp. 570-575 figs. 2, 3
2017Paraeucinepeltus raposeirasi Brandoni et al. pp. 570-575 figs. 2, 3

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
genusParaeucinepeltus
speciesraposeirasi

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.

†Paraeucinepeltus raposeirasi Brandoni et al. 2017
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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, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the Friasian or 15.98000 to 15.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Argentina (Chubut) Paraeucinepeltus raposeirasi (type locality: 209631)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Argentina (Chubut) Paraeucinepeltus raposeirasi (215594 215595)