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Parastrapotherium

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
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YearName and author
1895Parastrapotherium Ameghino
1897Parastrapotherium Ameghino p. 448
1897Traspoatherium Ameghino p. 450
1897Loxocoelus Ameghino p. 476
1903Helicolophodon Roth
1904Helicolophodon Roth
1988Parastrapotherium Carroll
2008Parastrapotherium Kramarz and Bond
2010Parastrapotherium Kramarz and Bond

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
—PaenungulataSimpson 1945
—Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
genusParastrapotheriumAmeghino 1895

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. †Parastrapotherium Ameghino 1895
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†Parastrapotherium crassum Ameghino 1902
†Parastrapotherium ephebicum Ameghino 1889
†Parastrapotherium herculeum Ameghino 1899
†Parastrapotherium holmbergi Ameghino 1894
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Invalid names: Helicolophodon giganteus Roth 1904 [synonym], Loxocoelus obturtus Ameghino 1901 [synonym], Parastrapotherium lemoinei Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Parastrapotherium trouessarti Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Traspoatherium convexidens Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
†Parastrapotherium martiale Ameghino 1901
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Invalid names: Parastrapotherium insuperabile Ameghino 1901 [synonym], Parastrapotherium superabile Ameghino 1901 [synonym]
†Parastrapotherium symmetrum Ameghino 1902
†Parastrapotherium variabile Ameghino 1901
†Parastrapotherium voghti Mercerat 1891
Invalid names: Helicolophodon Roth 1903 [synonym], Loxocoelus [synonym], Traspoatherium [synonym]
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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1996

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Colhuehuapian or 47.80000 to 17.50000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Helicolophodon giganteus (176290)
Middle Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene47.8 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) P. crassum (176461)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. holmbergi (50074 176269)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Astrapotherium voghti (186781) P. holmbergi (14211) Parastrapotherium indet. (92670) P. martiale (186780) P. sp. (146358)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Chile (Biobio) P. sp. (139577)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) P. symmetrum (141368)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Neuquén) P. sp. (89027 197285)