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Pampatheriidae

Osteichthyes - Cingulata - Pampatheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Pampatheriidae Paula Couto
1993Pampatheriidae MacFadden et al. p. 235
1995Pampatheriidae Downing and White p. 389
1997Pampatheriidae McKenna and Bell p. 86
2007Pampatheriidae McDonald and Naples p. 152
2008Pampatheriidae Rincón et al. p. 201

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyPampatheriidaePaula Couto 1954
familyPampatheriidaePaula Couto 1954

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.

Fm. †Pampatheriidae Paula Couto 1954
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G. †Holmesina Simpson 1930
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†Holmesina cryptae Moura et al. 2019
†Holmesina floridanus Robertson 1976
†Holmesina occidentalis Hoffstetter 1952
†Holmesina paulacoutoi Cartelle and Bohorquez 1985
†Holmesina rondoniensis Góis et al. 2012
G. †Kraglievichia Castellanos 1927
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†Kraglievichia carinatum Gois et al. 2013
†Kraglievichia paranense Ameghino 1883
G. †Pampatherium Ameghino 1875
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†Pampatherium mexicanum Edmund 1996
†Pampatherium paulacoutoi Cartelle and Bohorquez 1984
†Pampatherium pygmaeum Ameghino 1891
†Pampatherium typus Ameghino 1875
Invalid names: Chlamydotherium Lund 1839 [replaced], Chlamytherium Lund 1838 [nomen nudum], Hoffstetteria Castellanos 1957 [synonym]
G. †Plaina Castellanos 1927
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†Plaina brocherense Castellanos 1936
†Plaina intermedia Castellanos 1937
G. †Scirrotherium Edmund and Theodor 1997
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†Scirrotherium antelucanus Laurito and Valerio 2013
†Scirrotherium hondaensis Edmund and Theodor 1997
G. †Tonnicinctus Góis et al. 2015
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†Tonnicinctus mirus Góis et al. 2015
G. †Vassallia Castellanos 1927
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†Vassallia maxima Castellanos 1946
†Vassallia minuta Moreno and Mercerat 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Rancholabrean or 27.30000 to 0.01400 Ma

Collections (222 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Bolivia (Santa Cruz) Vassallia minuta (68789)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay Vassallia sp. (176487)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Peru (Loreto) Pampatheriidae indet. (176130 176147)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Peru Pampatheriidae indet. (176149)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Colombia (La Guajira) P. sp. (166506)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Lara) Scirrotherium sp. (145379)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Colombia (Guajira) Scirrotherium sp. (176826)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) Scirrotherium sp. (156515)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Colombia (Guajira) Scirrotherium sp. (190376)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Argentina (Entre Rios) Scirrotherium sp. (199484)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Holmesina paulacoutoi (192106) Pampatherium sp., Holmesina paulacoutoi (191153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Pampatherium sp., Pampatherium humboldtii, Holmesina paulacoutoi (147598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Peten) Pampatherium sp. (71312)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Chlamytherium septentrionale (154771) Chlamytherium septentrionalis (20608 154921)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Pampatherium typum (211642)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador (Santa Elena) Chlamytherium occidentale (133630) Pampatherium occidentale (185519)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte) Holmesina paulacoutoi (148309)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) Holmesina majus, Holmesina sp. (212449) Pampatherium paulacoutoi (148219) Pampatherium sp. (212448)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Rondonia) Holmesina rondoniensis (197104)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Pampatherium sp. (191127)