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Paraglyptodon uquiensis

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy
Paraglyptodon uquiensis was named by Castellanos (1953).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
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by M. Kouvari (authorized by P. Mannion) on 2019-09-11

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Paraglyptodon uquiensis 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
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
subfamilyGlyptodontinaeGray 1869
genusParaglyptodonCastellanos 1932
speciesuquiensisCastellanos 1953

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.

Paraglyptodon uquiensis Castellanos 1953
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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, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 3.60000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Jujuy) Paraglyptodon uquiensis (141894)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Jujuy) Paraglyptodon uquiensis (141896)