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Neoepiblema

Mammalia - Rodentia - Neoepiblemidae

Taxonomy
Neoepiblema was named by Ameghino (1889). Its type is Epiblema horridula. It was considered monophyletic by Rasia and Candela (2018).

It was assigned to Eryomyidae by Ameghino (1889); and to Neoepiblemidae by Kraglievich (1926) and Rasia and Candela (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Epiblema Ameghino
1889Neoepiblema Ameghino p. 208
1889Euphilus Ameghino p. 903
1926Neoepiblema Kraglievich
2018Neoepiblema Rasia and Candela

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyChinchilloideaBennett 1833
familyNeoepiblemidaeKraglievich 1926
genusNeoepiblemaAmeghino 1889

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.

G. †Neoepiblema Ameghino 1889
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†Neoepiblema acreensis Bocquentin et al. 1990
†Neoepiblema horridula Ameghino 1886
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Invalid names: Neoepiblema ambrosettianus Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
Invalid names: Epiblema Ameghino 1886 [synonym], Euphilus Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
Height, between dorsal limit of cristal sagitalis and midpoint of ventral margin height163.4

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:04:46
Modified: 2005-08-26 16:04:46
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 11.60800 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru N. sp. (107992)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) N. acreensis, N. ambrosettianus (136717) N. ambrosettianus, N. horridula (55602)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Peru N. sp. (176128 176162)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Amazonas) N. horridula (67386)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Brazil (Acre) N. horridula (136714) N. sp. (191932)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) N. sp. (147465)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) N. sp., N. ambrosettianus, Epiblema horridula (55600)