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Plesiotypotherium achirense

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Mesotheriidae

Taxonomy
Plesiotypotherium achirense was named by Villarroel (1974) [Also includes several paratypes from the same reference]. Its type specimen is ACH 26, a partial skeleton (Nice skull, some postcranial bones), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Plesiotypotherium.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Plesiotypotherium achirense Villarroel p. 256 figs. 5-10, Pl. 1
1974Plesiotypotherium majus Villarroel p. 276 figs. 14, Pl. 2

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
—PaenungulataSimpson 1945
—Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderTypotheriaZittel 1892
familyMesotheriidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyMesotheriinaeAlston 1876
genusPlesiotypotheriumVillarroel 1974
speciesachirenseVillarroel 1974

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.

†Plesiotypotherium achirense Villarroel 1974
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Invalid names: Plesiotypotherium majus Villarroel 1974 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 21.26 kgs
Minimum body mass: 21.26 kgs
Body mass estimate: 21.26 kg
Body mass source: publisheds
Environment: terrestrials
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-02-16 08:46:02
Modified: 2013-02-15 15:46:02
Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Croft et al. 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.44000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Bolivia (Potosí) Plesiotypotherium achirense, Plesiotypotherium majus (68503)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Catamarca) Plesiotypotherium achirense (202352)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Bolivia (Pacajes) Plesiotypotherium achirense (207055)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Bolivia (La Paz) Plesiotypotherium achirense, Plesiotypotherium majus (90023)