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Hegetotheriinae

Mammalia - Notoungulata

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Hegetotheriinae Ameghino
1934Hegetotheriinae Kraglievich
1962Hegetotheriinae Simpson et al.
2004Hegetotheriinae Croft et al. p. 31
2006Hemihegetotherium trilobus Croft and Anaya pp. 389-393 figs. Figs. 3-5
2006Hegetotheriinae Croft and Anaya pp. 393-396
2010Hegetotheriinae Reguero and Prevosti
2017Hegetotheriinae Seoane et al.
2023Hegetotheriinae Seoane 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderTypotheriaZittel 1892
Hegetotheriidae(Ameghino 1894)
Hegetotheriinae(Ameghino 1894)
Hegetotheriinae(Ameghino 1894)

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.

Unr. †Hegetotheriinae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Hegetotherium Ameghino 1887
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Hegetotherium cerdasensis Croft et al. 2016
Hegetotherium mirabile Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Hegetotherium anceps Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Hegetotherium andinum Roth 1898 [synonym], Hegetotherium convexum Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Hegetotherium costatum Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Hegetotherium cuneatum Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Hegetotherium minum Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Hegetotherium strigatum Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Selatherium pachymorphum Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Selatherium remissum Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
Hegetotherium novum Bordas 1939
Unr. †Hemihegetotheriomorpha Seoane et al. 2023
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G. †Hemihegetotherium Rovereto 1914
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Invalid names: Hemihegetotherium lazai Zetti 1972 [objective synonym]
Hemihegetotherium affine Rovereto 1914
Hemihegetotherium gracile Rovereto 1914
Hemihegetotherium robustum Rovereto 1914
Hemihegetotherium torresi Cabrera and Kraglievich 1931
G. †Prohegetotherium Ameghino 1897
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Prohegetotherium malalhuense Cerdeño and Reguero 2015
Prohegetotherium schiaffinoi Kraglievich 1932
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Invalid names: Prohegetotherium carettei Minoprio 1947 [synonym]
Prohegetotherium sculptum Ameghino 1897
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Invalid names: Prohegetotherium shumwayi Loomis 1914 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ethegotherium Simpson et al. 1962 [synonym]
G. †Sallatherium Reguero and Cerdeño 2005
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Sallatherium altiplanense Reguero and Cerdeño 2005
G. †Tegehotherium Ameghino 1904
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Tegehotherium burmeisteri Ameghino 1904
Invalid names: Hemihegetotherium trilobus Croft and Anaya 2006 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 14.23 kgs
Minimum body mass: 14.23 kgs
Body mass estimate: 14.23 kg
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:49
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:49
Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Vizcaíno et al. 2010, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Montehermosan or 28.40000 to 3.80000 Ma

Collections (79 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Argentina (Chubut) Prohegetotherium sp. (176201)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (None) Prohegetotherium sp. (13276)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Prohegetotherium sp. (181629)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay Hegetotherium sp. (176487)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay (Canelones) Propachyrucos schiaffinoi (176488)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Prohegetotherium sculptum (49852 146358 176465 176490 176647) Prohegetotherium sculptum, Prohegetotherium shumwayi (14211)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Sallatherium altiplanense, Prohegetotherium schiaffinoi (95688)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Prohegetotherium sp. (133615) Sallatherium altiplanense, Prohegetotherium schiaffinoi (13081)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Corrientes) Prohegetotherium sp. (181625 181627)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Mendoza) Prohegetotherium sp., Hegetotheriinae indet., Prohegetotherium schiaffinoi, Prohegetotherium malalhuense, Hegetotheriinae indet. (176466)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) Hegetotherium sp. (50074)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Bolivia Prohegetotherium schiaffinoi (225573)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Río Negro) Hegetotherium sp. (89093)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Neuquén) Hegetotherium sp. (89030)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Mendoza) Hegetotherium sp. (189519)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Hegetotherium novum (145897) Tegehotherium burmeisteri (232372)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile (Aisén) Hegetotherium sp. (71843)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Bolivia Hegetotheriidae indet. (91435)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Argentina (Santa Cruz) Hegetotherium mirabile (197691)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Hegetotherium mirabile (27313 142533 176588 176589 176590 176600 176602 176603 176641 206234 206242 210638) Hegetotherium sp. (176571 176578 210154) Hegetotherium sp., Hegetotherium mirabile (210153)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (San Juan) Hegetotheriinae indet. (197900) Hegetotherium mirabile (197899)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Chile Hegetotherium mirabile (103804)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Mendoza) Prohegetotherium carettei (176472)
Santacrucian - Friasian17.5 - 15.5Chile (Bío Bío) Hegetotherium sp. (140107)
Santacrucian - Laventan17.5 - 11.0Chile (Bío Bío) Hegetotheriinae indet. (140105)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Argentina (Rio Negro) Hemihegetotherium tantillum (198569)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Bolivia (Potosí) Hegetotherium sp. (68402)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Río Negro) Hegetotherium sp. (140691)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Argentina (La Pampa) Hemihegetotherium torresi (231228)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Bolivia (Tarija) Hegetotheriidae indet. (38071)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Hemihegetotherium tantillum (201907)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Chile (Parinacota) Hegetotherium cerdasensis (144471)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Hemihegetotherium indet. (146449)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Hegetotheriinae indet., Hemihegetotherium torresi (79180)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Mendoza) Hemihegetotherium achathaleptum (231327)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Rioja) Hemihegetotherium torresi (55596)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (San Juan) Hemihegetotherium achataleptum (198513)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Hemihegetotherium achataleptum (140925 151498 152061 192166 204360 206031 206260 211562 211563 211564) Hemihegetotherium achataleptum, Hemihegetotherium lazai (87198) Hemihegetotherium sp. (13778 230751) Hemihegetotherium torresi (204598) Hemihegetotherium torresi, Hemihegetotherium achataleptum (152063 204363)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) Hemihegetotherium sp., Hemihegetotherium robustum (176757)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) Hemihegetotherium robustum (157795)