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Pseudotypotherium exiguum

Mammalia - Notoungulata - Mesotheriidae

Taxonomy
Pseudotypotherium exiguum was named by Ameghino (1887) [Other specimens originally included in the type series are lost. Revised Diagnosis—Suborbital fossa present but variable in location, size (from small to large), and depth; large infraorbital foramen; lateral borders of the premaxillae parallel in the upper Revised Diagnosis—Suborbital fossa present but variable in location, size (from small to large), and depth; large infraorbital foramen; lateral borders of the premaxillae parallel in the upper.]. Its type specimen is Syntypes: MLP 12-1683, MLP 12-1684, a partial skull (MLP 12-1683 (skull fragment with a partial portion of the zygomatic arches, presence of left and right suborbital fossae, containing both the right and left upp), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Pseudotypotherium insigne Ameghino
1887Pseudotypotherium exiguum Ameghino pp. 4-9 figs. 1A - O, 2A - O, 3A - F, 4A - O, 5A - I, 6 A - G
1888Typotherium bravardi Burmeister
1904Pseudotypotherium pulchrum Ameghino p. 19
1904Xenotherium immersum Ameghino p. 24
1904Typotherium pseudopachygnathum Ameghino p. 26–27
1914Typotherium pseudopachygnathum Rovereto p. 120
1914Pseudotypotherium pulchrum Rovereto p. 121
1914Xenotherium immersum Rovereto p. 122
1980Pseudotypotherium bravardi Mones
2022Pseudotypotherium pulchrum Fernández-Monescillo et al.

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderTypotheriaZittel 1892
familyMesotheriidaeAlston 1876
subfamilyMesotheriinaeAlston 1876
tribePampaini
genusPseudotypotherium
speciesexiguumAmeghino 1887

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.

Pseudotypotherium exiguum Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Pseudotypotherium insigne Ameghino 1887 [objective synonym], Pseudotypotherium pulchrum Ameghino 1904 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available