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Tonnicinctus mirus

Mammalia - Cingulata - Pampatheriidae

Taxonomy
Tonnicinctus mirus was named by Góis et al. (2015). Its type specimen is MLP 54-III-16-1, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Colón street, Ensenada city, which is in an Ensenadan terrestrial horizon in Argentina. It is the type species of Tonnicinctus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Tonnicinctus mirus Góis 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyPampatheriidaePaula Couto 1954
genusTonnicinctus
speciesmirus

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.

Tonnicinctus mirus Góis et al. 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lujanian to the top of the Ensenadan or 0.78100 to 0.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Tonnicinctus mirus (type locality: 212352)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Santa Fe) Tonnicinctus mirus (212353)