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Zaedyus pichiy (pichi)

Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae

Taxonomy
Zaedyus pichiy was named by Desmarest (1804). It is extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Z. praecursor

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Zaedyus pichiy Desmarest
2010Zaedyus pichiy Soibelzon et al. p. 454 fig. 2b

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
—Dasypodoidea(Gray 1821)
familyDasypodidae()
subfamilyEuphractinaeWinge 1923
tribeEuphractiniWinge 1923
genusZaedyus
speciespichiyDesmarest 1804

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.

Zaedyus pichiy Desmarest 1804 [pichi]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Body mass estimates
estimateequationreference
 813.2 g Mammalia femur diameterGingerich 1990
 946.7 g Mammalia humerus diameterGingerich 1990
 881.8 g Mammalia tibia diameterGingerich 1990
mean: 878.9 g
Measurements
partNmean
femur diameter14.70
humerus diameter14.80
radius diameter13.30
tibia diameter14.50

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:31:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Holocene or 8.00000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Zaedyus pichiy (151498 151499 151500 152061 152063)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Zaedyus pichiy (212469)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Zaedyus pichiy (63335)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Cordoba) Zaedyus pichiy (197918)
Lujanian0.4 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Zaedyus pichiy (71314 140805)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Zaedyus pichiy (73845)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Zaedyus pichiy (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Zaedyus pichiy (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Zaedyus pichiy (93267)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) Zaedyus pichiy (212470)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Zaedyus pichiy (63338 63342 71349)