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Kelenkura castroi

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Taxonomy
Kelenkura castroi was named by Barasoain et al. (2022). Its type specimen is PV-UNS-260, a skull (a laterally compressed cranium, partially complete dorsal carapace, and partial skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Epu Leufú site, Arroyo Chasicó locality, which is in a Chasicoan terrestrial horizon in the Arroyo Chasicó Formation of Argentina. It is the type species of Kelenkura.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Kelenkura castroi Barasoain et al. pp. 267-282 figs. 2-5

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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()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
genusKelenkura
speciescastroi

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.

Kelenkura castroi Barasoain et al. 2022
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Chasicoan or 10.00000 to 8.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chasicoan10.0 - 8.0Argentina (San Juan) Kelenkura castroi (212310)
Chasicoan10.0 - 8.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Kelenkura castroi (type locality: 231274)