| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Catonyx
Taxonomy
Catonyx was named by Ameghino (1891). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Scelidotheriinae by Gaudin (1995), Varela et al. (2019), Boscaini et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Scelidotheriinae by Gaudin (1995), Varela et al. (2019), Boscaini et al. (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1891 | Catonyx Ameghino |
| 1995 | Catonyx Gaudin |
| 2019 | Catonyx Boscaini et al. |
| 2019 | Catonyx Varela et al. |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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. †Catonyx Ameghino 1891
show all | hide all
†Catonyx chiliensis Lydekker 1886
†Catonyx cuvieri Lund 1839
†Catonyx tarijensis Ameghino 1891
hide
Invalid names: Scelidotherium capellini Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcaneum height | 4 | 86.2 | 82.0 | 88.0 | 87.5 | 2.87 | |
| Height at M1 height | 4 | 105.0 | 100.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 | 3.56 | |
| Height at M5 height | 4 | 114.5 | 106.0 | 133.0 | 110.5 | 12.2 | |
| Mandible height | 4 | 64.7 | 56.0 | 77.0 | 64.0 | 9.98 | |
| Rostrum height | 4 | 92.8 | 86.0 | 109.0 | 89.0 | 10.9 |
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: Lujanian or 0.78100 to 0.01200 Ma
Collections (38 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Argentina (Santa Fe) | C. tarijensis (204258) | |
| Montehermosan - Ensenadan | Uruguay (San José) | C. tarijensis (139924) | |
| Pleistocene | Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) | C. cuvieri (230758) | |
| Pleistocene | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | C. tarijensis (212462 212469 232453) | |
| Pleistocene | Argentina (Salta) | C. tarijensis (212774) | |
| Pleistocene | Brazil (Sergipe) | C. cuvieri (187597) | |
| Pleistocene | Brazil (Ceara) | C. cuvieri (236300) | |
| Pleistocene | Brazil (Rio Grande de Sul) | C. cuvieri (182161) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | Brazil (Sao Paulo) | C. cuvieri (147609) | |
| Ensenadan | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | C. tarijensis (86306 147999 210228 212461 212772) C. tarijensis, C. cuvieri (213446) | |
| Ensenadan | Argentina (Cordoba) | C. tarijensis (123831) | |
| Ensenadan - Lujanian | Argentina | C. tarijensis (203949) | |
| Lujanian | Peru (Puno) | Mylodontinae sp. (145248) | |
| Lujanian | Uruguay | C. sp. (211644) | |
| Lujanian | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | C. tarijensis (198875) | |
| Lujanian (glacial) | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | C. tarijensis (140934) | |
| Lujanian | Argentina (Corrientes) | C. tarijensis (211638 212773) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Argentina | C. tarijensis (213489) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) | C. sp. (147598) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Brazil (Piaui) | C. cuvieri (71332 71333 71334 71335) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Uruguay | C. cuvieri (211916 211917 211918) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Bolivia (Sud Carangas) | C. tarijensis (212010) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Brazil (Sergipe) | C. cuvieri (147191) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Brazil (Bahia) | C. cuvieri (212448 212449) |