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Parastrapotherium holmbergi

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Taxonomy
Parastrapotherium holmbergi was named by Ameghino (1894). Its type specimen is MACN A 52, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Flecha, which is in a Deseadan terrestrial mudstone in the Deseado Formation of Argentina.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Parastrapotherium holmbergi Ameghino
1894Parastrapotherium lemoinei Ameghino
1894Parastrapotherium trouessarti Ameghino
1894Traspoatherium convexidens Ameghino
1894Parastrapotherium holmbergi Ameghino p. 636
1894Parastrapotherium trouessarti Ameghino p. 638
1894Parastrapotherium lemoinei Ameghino p. 640
1894Traspoatherium convexidens Ameghino p. 641
1897Parastrapotherium holmbergi Ameghino p. 449
1897Parastrapotherium trouessarti Ameghino p. 449
1897Parastrapotherium lemoinei Ameghino p. 450
1897Traspoatherium convexidens Ameghino p. 450
1901Loxocoelus obturtus Ameghino p. 408
1903Helicolophodon giganteus Roth
1904Helicolophodon giganteus Roth
2008Parastrapotherium holmbergi Kramarz and Bond
2010Parastrapotherium holmbergi Kramarz and Bond

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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
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
—PaenungulataSimpson 1945
—Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
genusParastrapotheriumAmeghino 1895
speciesholmbergi

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.

†Parastrapotherium holmbergi Ameghino 1894
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Invalid names: Helicolophodon giganteus Roth 1904 [synonym], Loxocoelus obturtus Ameghino 1901 [synonym], Parastrapotherium lemoinei Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Parastrapotherium trouessarti Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Traspoatherium convexidens Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:22
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:22
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Mustersan to the top of the Deseadan or 48.00000 to 21.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) Helicolophodon giganteus (176290)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Parastrapotherium holmbergi (type locality: 50074 176269)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Parastrapotherium holmbergi (14211)