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Palaeopeltis inornatus

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Palaeopeltidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopeltis inornatus was named by Ameghino (1894). It is not extant. It is the type species of Palaeopeltis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Palaeopeltis inornatus Ameghino
1897Palaeopeltis inornatus Ameghino p. 506
1948Palaeopeltis inornatus Simpson
2014Palaeopeltis inornatus Perea 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()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyPalaeopeltidaeAmeghino 1894
genusPalaeopeltisAmeghino 1895
speciesinornatus

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.

Palaeopeltis inornatus Ameghino 1894
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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, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Palaeopeltis inornatus (14211)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Río Negro) Palaeopeltis inornatus (176646)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay (Soriano) Palaeopeltis inornatus (176486)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Argentina (Mendoza) Palaeopeltis inornatus (220946)