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Diadiaphorus majusculus

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Taxonomy
Diadiaphorus majusculus was named by Ameghino (1887).

It was recombined as Bunodontherium majusculum by Mercerat (1891).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Diadiaphorus majusculus Ameghino
1891Diadiaphorus mayusculus Ameghino p. 11
1891Bunodontherium majusculum Mercerat
1891Bunodontherium patagonicum Mercerat
1891Oreomeryx rutimeyeri Mercerat
1894Diadiaphorus majusculus Ameghino p. 46
1894Diadiaphorus majusculus Lydekker p. 59

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
suborderLitopterna(Ameghino 1889)
familyProterotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
tribeBrachytherini
genusDiadiaphorus
speciesmajusculusAmeghino 1887

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.

†Diadiaphorus majusculus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Bunodontherium patagonicum Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Oreomeryx rutimeyeri Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 70.25 kgs
Minimum body mass: 70.25 kgs
Body mass estimate: 70.25 kg
Body mass source: publisheds
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-04-14 01:35:35
Modified: 2013-04-13 10:35:35
Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Vizcaíno et al. 2010, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Diadiaphorus majusculus (27313 142529 142533 176570 176576 210638 210786 210787) Diadiaphorus mayusculus (207604)