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Paraeuphractus

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Paraeuphractus was named by Scillato-Yané (1980). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dasypodidae by Carroll (1988); and to Euphractini by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Paraeuphractus Scillato-Yané
1988Paraeuphractus Carroll
1997Paraeuphractus McKenna and Bell p. 85

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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
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
subfamilyEuphractinaeWinge 1923
tribeEuphractiniWinge 1923
genusParaeuphractusScillato-Yané 1980

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. †Paraeuphractus Scillato-Yané 1980
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Paraeuphractus prominens Moreno and Mercerat 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:31:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) P. prominens (198548) P. sp., P. prominens (198542 198547)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Catamarca) P. prominens (198549)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) P. prominens (157795)