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Hyperleptus

Osteichthyes - Megalonychidae

Taxonomy
Hyperleptus was named by Ameghino (1891). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Ameghino (1894), Carroll (1988), Varela et al. (2019).

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Hyperleptus Ameghino
1891Tapinotherium Mercerat
1894Hyperleptus Ameghino p. 151
1988Hyperleptus Carroll
2019Hyperleptus Varela et al.

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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()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
Folivora
Eufolivora
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
familyMegalonychidaeGervais 1855
genusHyperleptusAmeghino 1891

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. †Hyperleptus Ameghino 1891
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Hyperleptus garzonianus Ameghino 1891
Hyperleptus schissognathus Ameghino 1891
Hyperleptus sectus Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Tapinotherium aguirrei Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Tapinotherium Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Colombia (Guajira) H. sp. (145271)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) H. sp. (142533 176602 176636)