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Mesotheriinae

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Mesotheriidae

Taxonomy
Mesotheriinae was named by Alston (1876).

It was assigned to Mesotheriidae by Alston (1876).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Mesotheriinae Alston

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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
familyMesotheriidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyMesotheriinaeAlston 1876
subfamilyMesotheriinaeAlston 1876

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.

Subfm. †Mesotheriinae Alston 1876
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G. †Acrotypotherium Rusconi 1936
Tr. †Bolivarini Armella and Deforel 2023
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G. †Altitypotherium Croft et al. 2004
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†Altitypotherium chucalensis Croft et al. 2004
†Altitypotherium paucidens Croft et al. 2004
G. †Eotypotherium Croft et al. 2004
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†Eotypotherium chico Croft et al. 2004
G. †Eutypotherium Roth 1902
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Invalid names: Trachytypotherium rectum Ameghino 1904 [objective synonym], Trachytypotherium vietum Ameghino 1904 [objective synonym]
G. †Microtypotherium Villarroel 1974
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†Microtypotherium choquecotense Villarroel 1974
G. †Rusconitherium Cerdeño et al. 2018
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†Rusconitherium mendocense Simpson and Minoprio 1949
G. †Typotheriopsis Cabrera and Kraglievich 1930
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†Typotheriopsis chasicoensis Cabrera and Kraglievich 1931
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Invalid names: Typotheriopsis silveyrai Cabrera 1937 [objective synonym]
†Typotheriopsis internum Ameghino 1891
†Typotheriopsis minimus Cabrera 1939
G. †Bravardia Cattoi 1941
G. †Caraguatypotherium Flynn et al. 2005
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†Caraguatypotherium munozi Flynn et al. 2005
G. †Hypsitherium Anaya and MacFadden 1995
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†Hypsitherium bolivianum Anaya and MacFadden 1995
Tr. †Pampaini Armella and Deforel 2023
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G. †Mesotherium Serres 1867
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†Mesotherium cristatum Serres 1857
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Invalid names: Bravardia pampeana Cattoi 1941 [objective synonym], Entelomorphus rotundatus Ameghino 1889 [objective synonym], Mesotherium angustirostrum Cattoi 1941 [objective synonym], Mesotherium maendrum Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Pseudotypotherium maendrum Ameghino 1887 [objective synonym], Typotherium angustirostrum Cattoi 1941 [synonym], Typotherium eguiai Ameghino 1904 [objective synonym], Typotherium exiguum Ameghino 1887 [objective synonym], Typotherium maendrum Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Typotherium pachygnatum Gervais and Ameghino 1880 [synonym]
Invalid names: Typotherium Bravard 1856 [objective synonym]
G. †Pseudotypotherium Ameghino 1904
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†Pseudotypotherium carlesi Rovereto 1914
†Pseudotypotherium exiguum Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Pseudotypotherium insigne Ameghino 1887 [objective synonym], Pseudotypotherium pulchrum Ameghino 1904 [objective synonym]
†Pseudotypotherium studeri Moreno and Mercerat 1891
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Invalid names: Pseudotypotherium carhuense Cabrera 1937 [objective synonym]
G. †Plesiotypotherium Villarroel 1974
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†Plesiotypotherium achirense Villarroel 1974
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Invalid names: Plesiotypotherium majus Villarroel 1974 [objective synonym]
†Plesiotypotherium casirense Cerdeño et al. 2012
G. †Typothericulus Kraglievich 1930
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†Typothericulus roveretoi Kraglievich 1930
G. †Typotheridion Cabrera 1939
G. †Typotheriodon Cabrera 1939
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Invalid names: Typotheriodon grandis Cabrera 1937 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 21.26 kgs
Minimum body mass: 3.52 kgs
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: Croft et al. 2004, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Lujanian or 20.44000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (90 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Río Negro) Mesotheriinae indet. (89093)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Bolivia (Potosi) Microtypotherium choquecotense (204205)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Bolivia (Potosí) Plesiotypotherium achirense, Plesiotypotherium majus, Microtypotherium choquecotense, Plesiotypotherium minus (68503)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Bolivia Mesotheriinae indet., Plesiotypotherium minus (91435)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Mendoza) Rusconitherium mendocense (197293) Trachytherus mendocensis, Altitypotherium chucalensis (176472)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (San Juan) Altitypotherium sp. (197899)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Chile Altitypotherium paucidens, Altitypotherium chucalensis, Eotypotherium chico (103804)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Chile Eutypotherium sp. (176666)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Argentina (Chubut) Eutypotherium lehmannitschei (207566)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Argentina (Rio Negro) Eutypotherium sp. 1 (206562) Eutypotherium sp. 2 (206563)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Argentina (Salta) Mesotheriinae indet. (206039)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Bolivia (Potosí) Plesiotypotherium sp. (68402)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Bolivia (Oruro) Microtypotherium choquecotense (68477)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Argentina (La Pampa) Typotheriopsis chasicoensis (231228)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Bolivia (Tarija) Mesotheriinae indet., Plesiotypotherium minus (38071) Plesiotypotherium minus (133664)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Bolivia (Pacajes) Plesiotypotherium achirense (207055)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Catamarca) Plesiotypotherium achirense (202352)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Chile (Parinacota) Caraguatypotherium munozi (63762 144471 197294 197295)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Bolivia (La Paz) Plesiotypotherium achirense, Plesiotypotherium majus (90023)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Bolivia (Santa Cruz) Microtypotherium choquecotense (68788)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Bolivia (La Paz) Pseudotypotherium sp. (68799)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) Typotheriopsis internum (139703)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Argentina (Salta) Typotheriopsis sp. (197784)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (Tucumán) Mesotheriinae indet. (198237)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (La Pampa) Typotheriopsis silveyrai (206264)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Typotheriopsis sp., Typotheriopsis chasicoensis (79180)
Chasicoan - Huayquerian10.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Pseudotypotherium subinsigne (204494)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Rioja) Pseudotypotherium sp. (55596)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Rio Negro) Typotheriopsis sp. (206564)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Mendoza) Typotheriopsis silveyrai (231327)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Mesotheriinae indet., Typotheriopsis chasicoensis, Typotheriopsis silveyrai, Pseudotypotherium subinsigne (152061) Pseudotypotherium carhuense (87198) Pseudotypotherium sp. (140925) Pseudotypotherium sp., Typotheriopsis sp. (13778) Pseudotypotherium subinsigne (192135 204361 204363 204598 206031) Typotheriopsis chasicoensis (152063) Typotheriopsis chasicoensis, Pseudotypotherium subinsigne (230751) Typotheriopsis silveyrai, Pseudotypotherium subinsigne (151498 151500)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mesotheriinae indet. (206032) Pseudotypotherium carhuense, Typotheriodon grandis, Typotheriopsis minimus (212302)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Typotheriopsis sp. (157794)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Eutypotherium sp. (55600)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Pseudotypotherium sp. (152067) Pseudotypotherium subinsigne (141939)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pseudotypotherium sp. (191766)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pseudotypotherium bravardi, Pseudotypotherium insigne (145757) Pseudotypotherium sp. (61301 152062 152064 152081 152084 152085 152087 152088 198863)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Mendoza) Pseudotypotherium sp. (189520)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Bolivia (Potosí) Plesiotypotherium achirense (68791)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) Typotheriopsis internum (157795)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Bolivia (Linares) Hypsitherium bolivianum (71112)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mesotherium cristatum (199160) Pseudotypotherium exiguum (198833) Pseudotypotherium sp. (199155) Typotherium sp. (213136)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mesotherium sp. (71304)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina Mesotherium cristatum (213425)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mesotherium cristatum (140803 147999 151504 189518 199170 212780 226117 226118) Mesotherium sp. (36611)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (General Pueyrredon) Mesotherium cristatum (27905)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.012Argentina Mesotherium cristatum (203949)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Córdoba) Mesotherium cristatum (226119)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Mesotherium angustirostrum (212842) Mesotherium cristatum (127174)