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Orthoarthrus
Taxonomy
Orthoarthrus was named by Ameghino (1904). Its type is Orthoarthrus mixtus.
It was assigned to Manidae by Ameghino (1904); and to Xenarthra by Mones (1986).
It was assigned to Manidae by Ameghino (1904); and to Xenarthra by Mones (1986).
Species
O. mixtus (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1904 | Orthoarthrus Ameghino p. 130 |
1986 | Orthoarthrus Mones |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999 |
Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Santacrucian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | O. mixtus (27313) |