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Josephoartigasia

Mammalia - Rodentia - Dinomyidae

Taxonomy
Josephoartigasia was named by Mones (2007). It is not extant. Its type is Artigasia magna.

It was assigned to Dinomyidae by Rinderknecht and Blanco (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Artigasia Francis and Mones p. 92
2007Josephoartigasia Mones
2008Josephoartigasia Rinderknecht and Blanco

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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
familyDinomyidaePeters 1873
genusJosephoartigasiaMones 2007

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. †Josephoartigasia Mones 2007
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Josephoartigasia magna Mones 2007
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Invalid names: Artigasia magna Francis and Mones 1966 [replaced]
Josephoartigasia monesi Rinderknecht and Blanco 2008
Invalid names: Artigasia Francis and Mones 1966 [replaced]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. C. Francis and A. Mones 1966 (Artigasia)Molariformes con cinco anticlinales, lisos, bananiformes (no ondulados como es frecuente en otros géneros) a concavidad antero-interna, rodeados por una lámina de esmalte delgadísima en su cara anterior y separados unos de otros por una laminilla de cemento apenas perceptible. p4 con anticlinales totalmente independientes, m1 con los tres primeros anticlinales unidos por el lado externo. m2 con los dos primeros anticlinales unidos por la cara externa. m3 desconocido, pero a juzgar por el tamaño del alvéolo, rudimentario.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:32:01
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Ensenadan or 5.00000 to 0.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montehermosan - Ensenadan5.0 - 0.4Uruguay Artigasia magma (71309)
Montehermosan - Ensenadan5.0 - 0.4Uruguay (San Jose) J. monesi (152517)