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Pampatherium mexicanum

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Pampatheriidae

Taxonomy
Pampatherium mexicanum was named by Edmund (1996). Its type specimen is INAH 6201 D.P., an osteoderm (22 osteoderms probably from the posterior buckler of a single individual), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Valsequillo Reservoir, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Pampatherium mexicanum Edmund p. 310
2007Pampatherium mexicanum Mead et al. p. 444

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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
familyPampatheriidaePaula Couto 1954
genusPampatheriumAmeghino 1875
speciesmexicanum

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.

Pampatherium mexicanum Edmund 1996
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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 0.12900 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Puebla) Pampatherium mexicanum (type locality: 85161)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Puebla) Pampatherium mexicanum (230717)
Rancholabrean0.21 - 0.014Mexico (Sonora) Pampatherium sp. (20495)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (México) Pampatherium mexicanum (85162)