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Archaeolophus

Osteichthyes - Pyrotheridae

Taxonomy
Archaeolophus was named by Ameghino (1897). Its type is Archaeolophus praecursor.

It was synonymized subjectively with Carolozittelia by McKenna and Bell (1997).

It was assigned to Pyrotheridae by Ameghino (1897).

Species
A. praecursor (type species)
Entered
by D. Croft on 2006-05-01; modified by M. Uhen on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Archaeolophus Ameghino p. 447

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Sudamericungulata
suborderPyrotheriaAmeghino 1895
familyPyrotheridae
genusArchaeolophus

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.

G. †Archaeolophus Ameghino 1897
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Archaeolophus praecursor Ameghino 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:12:05
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:12:05
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available