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Nopachtus

Mammalia - Cingulata - Panochthidae

Taxonomy
Nopachtus was named by Ameghino (1888).

It was assigned to Sclerocalyptidae by Rovereto (1914); to Glyptodontidae by Carroll (1988); and to Panochthini by McKenna and Bell (1997), Fernicola (2008).

Synonyms
  • Nopachthus was named by Ameghino (1888).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Nopachtus by Mones (1986).

    It was assigned to Hoplophoridae by Ameghino (1889); and to Panochthini by Hoffstetter (1958).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Nopachthus Ameghino
1888Nopachtus Ameghino
1889Nopachthus Ameghino
1914Nopachtus Rovereto p. 154
1958Nopachthus Hoffstetter
1988Nopachtus Carroll
1997Nopachtus McKenna and Bell p. 90
2008Nopachtus Fernicola

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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
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyPanochthidaeCastellanos 1927
subfamilyPanochthinaeBurmeister 1866
tribePanochthiniSimpson 1945
genusNopachtusAmeghino 1888

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. †Nopachtus Ameghino 1888
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†Nopachtus cabrerai Zamorano et al. 2011
†Nopachtus coagmentatus Ameghino 1888
Invalid names: Nopachthus Ameghino 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) N. coagmentatus (210531)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Córdoba) N. cabrerai (232470)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Nopachthus sp. (199153) N. cabrerai (145757 198863)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Cordoba) N. coagmentatus (211574)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Córdoba) N. coagmentatus (197904)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) N. coagmentatus (210530)