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Akodon (Abrothrix) magnus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Taxonomy
Akodon (Abrothrix) magnus was named by Reig (1987). Its type specimen is MMP M-551, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Abrothrix magnus by Pardiñas (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Akodon (Abrothrix) magnus Reig p. 377
1995Abrothrix magnus Pardiñas
2014Akodon (Abrothrix) magnus Teta et al. pp. 406 - 412 figs. 3-5

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
familyCricetidaeFischer von Waldheim 1817
subfamilySigmodontinaeWagner 1843
—Oryzomyalia
tribeAkodontiniVorontzov 1959
genusAkodonMeyen 1833
subgenusAbrothrixReig 1978
speciesmagnusReig 1987

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.

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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: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Córdoba) Akodon magnus (197905)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Cordoba) Akodon magnus (206144)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Buenos Aires) Akodon magnus (199155 199157)