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Alitoxodon

Osteichthyes - Notoungulata - Toxodontidae

Taxonomy
Alitoxodon was named by Rovereto (1914). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Toxodontidae by Rovereto (1914), Carroll (1988).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Alitoxodon Rovereto
1988Alitoxodon Carroll

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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
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
Eutoxodontia
familyToxodontidae
genusAlitoxodonRovereto 1914

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. †Alitoxodon Rovereto 1914
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Alitoxodon vetustus Rovereto 1914
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 17:11:49
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:49
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1996, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Montehermosan or 5.00000 to 3.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Venezuela (Falcon) A. sp. (146400)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) A. sp. (199153) A. vetustum (198863)