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Dinotoxodontinae

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Toxodontidae

Taxonomy
Dinotoxodontinae was named by Madden (1997).

It was assigned to Toxodontidae by Madden (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Dinotoxodontinae 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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
—Paenungulatomorpha
—PaenungulataSimpson 1945
—Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderToxodontiaAmeghino 1887
—Eutoxodontia
familyToxodontidae
subfamilyDinotoxodontinae
subfamilyDinotoxodontinae

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. †Dinotoxodontinae Madden 1997
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G. †Dinotoxodon Mecerat 1895
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†Dinotoxodon paranensis Burmeister 1885
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Invalid names: Palaeotoxodon paranensis Laurillard 1842 [synonym]
G. †Gyrinodon Hopwood 1928
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†Gyrinodon quassus Hopwood 1928
G. †Pericotoxodon Madden 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. H. Madden 1997Medium sized advanced Toxodontidae with inferolaterally deep and flaring mandible ramus beneath the molar row in the adult, upper molar F2 fold when present unaffected by wear, upper molar protoloph with enameless lingual column, upper molar metaloph and protoloph in contact lingual to the F2 fold, distally tapering upper M1 and M2 metalophs with slight lingual enamel indentation, and mesiodistally elongated upper third molars.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 798.4 kgs
Minimum body mass: 798.4 kgs
Body mass estimate: 798.4 kg
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:49
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:49
Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, MacFadden et al. 1996, Hendy et al. 2009, Madden 1997, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Huayquerian or 11.60800 to 5.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru Pericotoxodon platignathus (107992)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) Pericotoxodon platignathus (133693 134806 136211 143790 145234 186628 186629 187120 187888 188022 188023)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru (Ucayali) Pericotoxodon platignathus (144793 144794 163841 163842)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia Pericotoxodon platignathus (13653)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Gyrinodon quasus (55602)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Gyrinodon sp. (146421 146422 146423)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Palaeotoxodon paranensis, Dinotoxodon paranensis (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Mendoza) Dinotoxodon paranensis (231327)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Venezuela (Zulia) Gyrinodon quassus (145454)