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Archaeotypotherium propheticus

Osteichthyes - Notoungulata - Archaeohyracidae

Taxonomy
Archaeohyrax propheticus was named by Ameghino (1897). Its type specimen is MACN A52-618, symphysis and portion of right horizontal ramus bearing right i1-2, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Archaeotypotherium propheticus by Croft (2000).

Synonyms
  • Archaeohyrax concentricus was named by Ameghino (1901). Its type specimen is MACN A52-625, a maxilla (incomplete facial region of skull with left I1-M2 and right I1-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Archaeotypotherium propheticus by Croft (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Archaeohyrax propheticus Ameghino p. 435 fig. 19
1901Archaeohyrax concentricus Ameghino pp. 361-62
2000Archaeotypotherium propheticus Croft

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
—Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
—Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderTypotheriaZittel 1892
superfamilyTypotherioideaReguero and Castro 2004
familyArchaeohyracidae
genusArchaeotypotheriumRoth 1903
speciespropheticus()

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.

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Invalid names: Archaeohyrax concentricus Ameghino 1901 [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 17:11:49
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:49
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Tinguirirican or 33.90000 to 29.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.04Argentina (Chubut) Archaeotypotherium propheticus (38877)
Tinguirirican36.0 - 29.0Argentina (Chubut) Archaeotypotherium propheticus (176200)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Argentina (Chubut) Archaeohyrax nesodontoides (38611) Archaeotypotherium propheticus (38875) Archaeotypotherium transitum (38653)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Argentina (Chubut) Archaeotypotherium propheticus (176201)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Argentina (Chubut) Archaeotypotherium propheticus (38876)