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Astrapotherium guillei

Osteichthyes - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Taxonomy
Astrapotherium guillei was named by Kramarz et al. (2019). Its type specimen is MAPBAR 5322, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Puesto Namur, which is in a Langhian terrestrial tuff in the Collón Cura Formation of Argentina.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Astrapotherium guillei Kramarz et al. p. 296 figs. 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
genusAstrapotheriumBurmeister 1879
speciesguillei

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.

Astrapotherium guillei Kramarz et al. 2019
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Langhian or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Argentina (Rio Negro) Astrapotherium guillei (type locality: 211561)