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Mixotoxodon

Osteichthyes - Notoungulata - Toxodontidae

Taxonomy
Mixotoxodon was named by Van Frank (1957). Its type is Mixotoxodon larensis.

It was assigned to Toxodontinae by Van Frank (1957); and to Toxodontidae by Frank (1957), Cifelli and Schaff (1998).

Species
M. larensis (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Vallejo on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Mixotoxodon Frank
1957Mixotoxodon Van Frank
1998Mixotoxodon Cifelli and Schaff

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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
genusMixotoxodon

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. †Mixotoxodon Van Frank 1957
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Mixotoxodon larensis Van Frank 1957
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. Van Frank 1957As for the type species
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Coronoid process height1335.0----
Lower I1 height123.0----
Lower I2 height122.0----
Lower I3 height214.413.016.014.52.12
Lower m3 height2157.0154.0160.0157.04.24

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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.40000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan - Irvingtonian4.7 - 0.21El Salvador M. larensis (70118)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774Venezuela (Monagas) M. larensis (144977)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.58 - 0.129El Salvador M. sp. (20152)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Venezuela (Lara) M. larensis (145703 145704)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Nicaragua Toxodon burmeisteri (86959)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Costa Rica (Alajuela) M. larensis (192088)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Venezuela (Falcon) M. larensis (63884)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Bolivia M. sp. (71321)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Veracruz) M. larensis (192087)
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21Panama Toxodon sp. (20395)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Honduras (Copan) M. larensis (230462)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Guatemala City) M. larensis (71294)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Chiquimula) M. larensis (212606)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Nicaragua M. larensis (71267)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (El Petén) M. larensis (189383)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Tamaulipas) M. larensis (213632)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) M. larensis (192106)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Panama (Herrera) M. larensis (71278)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Honduras M. larensis (190753)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Texas) M. sp. (145380)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117El Salvador M. larensis (190752)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Santa Rosa) M. larensis (212616)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) M. larensis (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Colombia (Magdalena) M. larensis (145511)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala ( Zacapa) M. larensis (189381)