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Phtoramys

Mammalia - Rodentia - Octodontidae

Taxonomy
Phtoramys was named by Ameghino (1887). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Octodontidae by Rovereto (1914), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Deschamps et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Phtoramys Ameghino pp. 4-5
1914Phtoramys Rovereto p. 61
1997Phtoramys McKenna and Bell
2012Phtoramys Deschamps et al.

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyOctodontidaeWaterhouse 1839
genusPhtoramysAmeghino 1887

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. †Phtoramys Ameghino 1887
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†Phtoramys hidalguense Pascual et al. 1965
†Phtoramys homogenidens Ameghino 1887
†Phtoramys pulcher Rovereto 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:40:07
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Montehermosan or 7.24600 to 3.80000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. hidalguense (61292 61298 152068)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) P. hidalguense (87198 151500) P. sp. (140925 204598)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) P. sp. (198546 198547)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. homogenidens (152069)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) P. hidalguense (152067) P. homogenidens (141939)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. homogenidens (145757 198863 199153)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. homogenidens (199156)