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Planops

Mammalia - Megatheriidae

Taxonomy
Planops was named by Ameghino (1887). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Ameghino (1891); to Prepotheridae by Ameghino (1894); to Megatheriidae by Carroll (1988), Gaudin (1995) and Amson et al. (2017); and to Planopinae by Varela et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Planops Ameghino
1891Planops Ameghino p. 35
1894Planops Ameghino p. 164
1988Planops Carroll
1995Planops Gaudin
2017Planops Amson et al. p. 231 figs. Fig. 10
2019Planops Varela et al.

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
—Megatheria
familyMegatheriidae()
subfamilyPlanopinaeAmeghino 1887
genusPlanopsAmeghino 1887

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. †Planops Ameghino 1887
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†Planops grandis Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998
†Planops longirostratus Ameghino 1887
†Planops magnus Scott 1904
†Planops martini Hoffstetter 1961
†Planops obesus Ameghino 1891
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: 2005-08-22 16:27:04
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:14
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Santacrucian to the top of the Tortonian or 17.50000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. magnus (176591)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Argentina (Neuquén) P. grandis (197692)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) P. sp. (55602)