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Astrapothericulus iheringi

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Discussion

Lectotipo. MACN A 52-419, fragmento de maxilar izquierdo con P3-M3. Tipo del sinónimo. MACN A 52-405, sintipo de Astrapotherium hebetatum, un fragmento mandibular con p4-m1 y numerosos dientes aislados, correspondientes a más de un individuo

Taxonomy
Astrapotherium iheringi was named by Ameghino (1899) [Early Miocene exposed in the Pinturas river valley, Santa Cruz province (Argentina; Figure 1), currently identified as Pinturas Formation ( Bown et al., 1988)]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Valle del rio Pinturas, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Pinturas Formation of Argentina.

It was recombined as Astrapothericulus iheringi by Ameghino (1902).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Astrapotherium hebetatum Ameghino
1902Astrapothericulus hebetatus Ameghino
1902Astrapothericulus iheringi Ameghino

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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
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
—PaenungulataSimpson 1945
—Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
genusAstrapothericulus
speciesiheringi(Ameghino 1899)

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.

†Astrapothericulus iheringi Ameghino 1899
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Invalid names: Astrapothericulus hebetatus Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:22
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:22
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile (Magallanes) Astrapothericulus iheringi (204203)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Astrapothericulus iheringi (type locality: 207680)