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Propyrotherium

Osteichthyes - Pyrotheriidae

Species
P. saxeum (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2015-07-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Propyrotherium Ameghino p. 391
1967Propyrotherium Simpson
1988Propyrotherium Carroll
1997Propyrotherium McKenna and Bell p. 468
2014Propyrotherium Kramarz and Bond

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Sudamericungulata
suborderPyrotheriaAmeghino 1895
familyPyrotheriidaeAmeghino 1889
genusPropyrotherium

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. †Propyrotherium Ameghino 1901
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Propyrotherium saxeum Ameghino 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:12:05
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:12:05
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden et al. 1996, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Mustersan to the top of the Priabonian or 48.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) P. saxeum (23371 175760 176286 176371 186802)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Argentina (Río Negro) P. saxeum (225620 225621)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Argentina (Catamarca) P. sp. (41608)