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Phtoramys hidalguense

Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae

Taxonomy
Phtoramys hidalguense was named by Pascual et al. (1965). Its type specimen is MLP 57-X-l0-94, a mandible (Porción de cuerpo rnandibular de- recho con la rama ascendente rota y con P4- m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Salinas Grandes de Hidalgo, which is in a Huayquerian fluvial siltstone in the Epecuén Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Phtoramys hidalguense Pascual et al.

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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
CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyOctodontidaeWaterhouse 1839
genusPhtoramysAmeghino 1887
specieshidalguense

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.

Phtoramys hidalguense Pascual et al. 1965
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:40:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Phtoramys hidalguense (type locality: 87198 151500)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Phtoramys hidalguense (61292 61298 152068)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Phtoramys hidalguense (152067)