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Xenodontomys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae

Taxonomy
Xenodontomys was named by Kraglievich (1927). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Octodontidae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Ctenomyinae by Verzi et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Xenodontomys Kraglievich
1997Xenodontomys McKenna and Bell
2014Xenodontomys Verzi 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
familyCtenomyidaeLesson 1842
genusXenodontomysKraglievich 1927

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.

G. †Xenodontomys Kraglievich 1927
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†Xenodontomys ellipticus Kraglievich 1927
†Xenodontomys elongatus Verzi et al. 2003
†Xenodontomys simpsoni Kraglievich 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:38:32
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 7.24600 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) X. ellipticus (61292 61300 198689 198691 198862)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) X. elongatus (141939) X. simpsoni (140932 152067)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) X. ellipticus (191773)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) X. ellipticus (191775 191776)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Cordoba) X. ellipticus (211574)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) X. sp. (191771)