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Typotheriopsis

Osteichthyes - Notoungulata - Mesotheriidae

Taxonomy
Typotheriopsis was named by Cabrera and Kraglievich (1930) [in Kraglievich (1930)]. It is not extant. Its type is Typotheriopsis chasicoensis.

It was assigned to Mesotheriinae by Simpson (1945), Francis (1960); to Mesotheriidae by Carroll (1988); and to Bolivarini by Armella and Deforel (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Typotheriopsis Cabrera and Kraglievich
1945Typotheriopsis Simpson
1960Typotheriopsis Francis
1988Typotheriopsis Carroll
2023Typotheriopsis Armella and Deforel

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderTypotheriaZittel 1892
familyMesotheriidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyMesotheriinaeAlston 1876
tribeBolivarini
genusTypotheriopsisCabrera and Kraglievich 1930

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. †Typotheriopsis Cabrera and Kraglievich 1930
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†Typotheriopsis chasicoensis Cabrera and Kraglievich 1931
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Invalid names: Typotheriopsis silveyrai Cabrera 1937 [objective synonym]
†Typotheriopsis internum Ameghino 1891
†Typotheriopsis minimus Cabrera 1939
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, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Chasicoan to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 10.00000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Argentina (La Pampa) T. chasicoensis (231228)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) T. internum (139703)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Argentina (Salta) T. sp. (197784)
Chasicoan10.0 - 8.0Argentina (La Pampa) T. silveyrai (206264)
Chasicoan10.0 - 8.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) T. sp., T. chasicoensis (79180)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) T. chasicoensis (152063 230751) T. chasicoensis, T. silveyrai (152061) T. silveyrai (151498 151500) T. sp. (13778)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Mendoza) T. silveyrai (231327)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) T. minimus (212302)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Rio Negro) T. sp. (206564)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) T. sp. (157794)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) T. internum (157795)