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Neocavia

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Taxonomy
Neocavia was named by Kraglievich (1932). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Caviidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Neocavia Kraglievich
1997Neocavia McKenna and Bell

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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)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
genusNeocaviaKraglievich 1932

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. †Neocavia Kraglievich 1932
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†Neocavia depressidens Parodi and Kraglievich 1948
†Neocavia lozanoi Kraglievich 1932
†Neocavia pampeana Madozzo-Jaén et al. 2018
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 13:33:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Zanclean or 7.24600 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chasicoan - Huayquerian10.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) N. lozanoi (204494)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) N. sp. (61292)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Argentina (Catamarca) N. lozanoi (204538 204710)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) N. depressidens (140627) N. sp. (152081)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) N. depressidens (199156)