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Brachytherini

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Taxonomy
Brachytherini was named by Ameghino (1891).

It was assigned to Proterotheridae by Ameghino (1891).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Brachytherini Ameghino p. 11

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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
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
suborderLitopterna(Ameghino 1889)
familyProterotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
tribeBrachytherini
tribeBrachytherini

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.

Tr. †Brachytherini Ameghino 1891
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G. †Proterotherium Ameghino 1883
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†Proterotherium acer Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium americanum Bravard 1858
†Proterotherium australe Burmeister 1879
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Invalid names: Tetramerorhinus mixtum Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
†Proterotherium browni Scott 1910
†Proterotherium cavum Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Anomodontherium montanum Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Oreomeryx propius Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Oreomeryx superbus Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Thoatherium periculorum Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Proterotherium cervioides Ameghino 1883
†Proterotherium cingulatum Ameghino 1891
†Proterotherium curtidens Ameghino 1891
†Proterotherium dichotomum Ameghino 1904
†Proterotherium divortium Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium dogei Scott 1910
†Proterotherium intermedium Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium karaikense Ameghino 1904
†Proterotherium mixtum Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium nitens Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium perpolitum Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium politum Ameghino 1904
†Proterotherium principale Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium pyramidatum Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium simplicidens Rovereto 1914
Invalid names: Anomodontherium Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Diadiaphorus Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Diaphragmodon Mercerat 1893 [synonym], Heptaconus Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Oreomeryx Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Tichodon Ameghino 1894 [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
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:35
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:35
Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Vizcaíno et al. 2010, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1996

Age range: base of the Deseadan to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 29.00000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay (Canelones) Proterotherium berroi (176488)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile (Aisén) Proterotherium sp. (71843)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Anisolophus australis (176574 176590) Anisolophus australis, Tetramerorhinus mixtum (176598) Diadiaphorus majusculus (27313 142529 210638 210787) Diadiaphorus majusculus, Anisolophus australis (176570 210786) Diadiaphorus majusculus, Tetramerorhinus mixtum (176576) Diadiaphorus mayusculus (207604) Diadiaphorus robustus, Tetramerorhinus mixtum, Diadiaphorus majusculus (142533) Diadiaphorus sp. (176571 176578 176636 210154) Diadiaphorus sp., Diadiaphorus caniadensis (59332) Diadiaphorus sp., Proterotherium cavum (176600) Proterotherium cavum (176641) Proterotherium cavum, Diadiaphorus robustus (176599 176601) Proterotherium intermedium (206236 206237) Proterotherium sp. (207605) Tetramerorhinus mixtum (210153)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Entre Rios) Anoplotherium americanum (13626)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) Proterotherium sp. (55602)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Proterotherium cervioides, Coelosoma eversa (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Diadiaphorus sp. (157794)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Epitherium laternarium (61302 198863)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Proterotherium sp. (213138)