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Catonyx

Osteichthyes - Mylodontidae

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).

Species
C. chiliensis, C. cuvieri, C. tarijensis (syn. Scelidotherium capellini)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2006-07-26; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Catonyx Ameghino
1995Catonyx Gaudin
2019Catonyx Boscaini et al.
2019Catonyx Varela 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()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
—Eufolivora
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyScelidotheriinaeAmeghino 1889
genusCatonyxAmeghino 1891

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
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†Catonyx chiliensis Lydekker 1886
†Catonyx cuvieri Lund 1839
†Catonyx tarijensis Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Scelidotherium capellini Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Calcaneum height486.282.088.087.52.87
Height at M1 height4105.0100.0108.0106.03.56
Height at M5 height4114.5106.0133.0110.512.2
Mandible height464.756.077.064.09.98
Rostrum height492.886.0109.089.010.9

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-22 16:27:29
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Ensenadan to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 1.75000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) C. tarijensis (204258)
Montehermosan - Ensenadan5.0 - 0.4Uruguay (San José) C. tarijensis (139924)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Sergipe) C. cuvieri (187597)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande de Sul) C. cuvieri (182161)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Ceara) C. cuvieri (236300)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. tarijensis (212462 212469 232453)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Argentina (Salta) C. tarijensis (212774)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) C. cuvieri (230758)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0Brazil (Sao Paulo) C. cuvieri (147609)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Cordoba) C. tarijensis (123831)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. tarijensis (86306 147999 210228 212461 212772) C. tarijensis, C. cuvieri (213446)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.0117South Atlantic C. tarijensis (203949)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Corrientes) C. tarijensis (211638 212773)
Lujanian (glacial)0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. tarijensis (140934)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) C. tarijensis (198875)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Peru (Puno) Mylodontinae sp. (145248)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Uruguay C. sp. (211644)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) C. sp. (147598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bolivia (Sud Carangas) C. tarijensis (212010)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) C. cuvieri (71332 71333 71334 71335)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay C. cuvieri (211916 211917 211918)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina C. tarijensis (213489)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) C. cuvieri (212448 212449)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Sergipe) C. cuvieri (147191)