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Uruguaytheriinae

Mammalia - Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Uruguaytheriinae Kraglievich
1997Uruguaytheriinae Johnson and Madden

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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
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
—PaenungulataSimpson 1945
—Sudamericungulata
orderAstrapotheria
familyAstrapotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
subfamilyUruguaytheriinae
subfamilyUruguaytheriinae

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. †Uruguaytheriinae Kraglievich 1928
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G. †Granastrapotherium Johnson 1984
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†Granastrapotherium snorki Johnson and Madden 1997
G. †Hilarcotherium Vallejo-Pareja et al. 2015
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†Hilarcotherium castanedaii Vallejo-Pareja et al. 2015
†Hilarcotherium miyou Carrillo et al. 2018
G. †Uruguaytherium Kraglievich 1928
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†Uruguaytherium beaulieui Kraglievich 1928
G. †Xenastrapotherium Kraglievich 1928
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†Xenastrapotherium aequatorialis Johnson and Madden 1997
†Xenastrapotherium amazonense Paula Couto 1976
†Xenastrapotherium chaparralensis Johnson and Madden 1997
†Xenastrapotherium christi Stehlin 1928
Invalid names: Synastrapotherium Paula Couto 1976 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 1374.7 kgs
Minimum body mass: 1238.7 kgg
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:22
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:22
Source: s = species, g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Johnson and Madden 1997, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.03000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay (Canelones) Uruguaytherium beaulieui (176488)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Ecuador (Cañar) Xenastrapotherium aequatorialis (144675)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Colombia (Tolima) Xenastrapotherium chaparralensis (133440)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (Guajira) Astrapotheriidae sp. (190377) Hilarcotherium miyou (176826)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Hilarcotherium miyou (162005)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Colombia (Guajira) Hilarcotherium miyou (145271)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Bolivia U. sp. (91435)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Colombia (Guajira) Hilarcotherium miyou (190376)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Peru Granastrapotherium snorki (211380)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Colombia (Cesar) Hilarcotherium sp. (176829)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Bolivia (Tarija) Astrapotherium indet. (38071)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Granastrapotherium snorki (133692 134806 135348 140051 143785 143795 145175 145617 186607 187719 187720 187721 187888 187970 188028) Xenastrapotherium kraglievichi (133693 136211 141256 143787 143789 187965 188024 188026 188027) Xenastrapotherium kraglievichi, Granastrapotherium snorki (185892 187114 187115 187718 188025)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia Granastrapotherium snorki (13757)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Tolima) Granastrapotherium snorki (143779 143781 143782 143783) Hilarcotherium castanedaii (169236) Xenastrapotherium indet. (132559)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru Uruguaytheriinae indet. (107992)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru (Ucayali) Granastrapotherium snorki (144792 144793) Xenastrapotherium sp. (144794) Xenastrapotherium sp., Uruguaytheriinae indet. (107993)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Synastrapotherium sp., Xenastrapotherium amazonense (55602)