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Lagostomus (viscacha)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Lagostomus Brookes
1833Lagostomus Bennett p. 59
1997Lagostomus McKenna and Bell
2017Lagostomus Rasia and Candela p. 54

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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
—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)
familyChinchillidaeBennett 1833
subfamilyLagostominaeWiegmann 1832
genusLagostomusBrookes 1828

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. Lagostomus Brookes 1828 [viscacha]
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Subg. †Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) Kraglievich 1926
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Invalid names: Lagostomus spicatus Ameghino 1888 [synonym]
†Lagostomus angustidens Moreno 1888
†Lagostomus antiquus Ameghino 1883
†Lagostomus cavifrons Ameghino 1889
†Lagostomus compressidens Ameghino 1908
†Lagostomus debilis Ameghino 1889
†Lagostomus euplasius Ameghino 1908
†Lagostomus heterogenidens Ameghino 1889
†Lagostomus intermedius Moreno 1888
†Lagostomus laminosus Ameghino 1891
Lagostomus maximus Desmarest 1817 [plains viscacha]
†Lagostomus minimus Ameghino 1889
†Lagostomus pretrichodactyla Rovereto 1914
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Invalid names: Viscaccia angulata Rovereto 1914 [synonym], Viscaccia insolita Rovereto 1914 [synonym]
†Lagostomus telenkechanum Rasia and Candela 2017
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Invalid names: Callomys viscaccia d'Orbigny and Geoffroy 1830 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chasicoan to the top of the Holocene or 10.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 9.0 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Argentina (La Pampa) Lagostomus sp. (231228)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Argentina (Chubut) Lagostomopsis indet. (122079)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus telenkechanum (79180)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (San Juan) Lagostomus telenkechanum (13502)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Lagostomus pretrichodactyla (192135 230751) Lagostomus sp., Lagostomus pretrichodactyla (87198) Lagostomus sp., Lagostomus telenkechanum (152063) Lagostomus sp., Lagostomus telenkechanum, Lagostomus pretrichodactyla (152061 204598) Lagostomus telenkechanum, Lagostomus pretrichodactyla (140925 151500 152065 204363 206031 206260)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Chubut) Lagostomopsis sp. (205959)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus sp. (61292 61300 198690)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Jujuy) Lagostomus sp. (202339)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Lagostomopsis sp. (68792)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Rioja) Lagostomus pretrichodactyla (55596) Lagostomus sp. (151506)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Mendoza) Lagostomus sp. (231327)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) Lagostomopsis sp. (157794) Lagostomus sp. (198543 198546 198547)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Lagostomopsis sp., Lagostomopsis pallidens, Lagostomopsis antiquus (55600)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Lagostomus sp. (141939) Lagostomus telenkechanum, Lagostomus pretrichodactyla (140932 152067)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus euplasius (191777) Lagostomus incisus (191766 191769 191770)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus euplasius (191774)
Early/Lower Pliocene - Late/Upper Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Argentina Lagostomus incisus (213466)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus incisus (140713)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus euplasius (145757) Lagostomus incises (152081 152085 152088) Lagostomus incisus (198686 198687 198824 198863) Lagostomus sp. (61302 152062)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (San Luis) Lagostomopsis sp. (152073)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomopsis sp. (199154 199156) Lagostomus compressidens (198856)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Córdoba) Lagostomus sp. (202212)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Córdoba) Lagostomopsis sp. (211573)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomopsis sp. (53926 213136) Lagostomus sp. (199155)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Córdoba) Lagostomus sp. (225604)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus sp. (71304)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus maximus (212469) Lagostomus sp. (61307)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Santa Fe) Lagostomus maximus (232458)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomopsis sp., Lagostomus incisus (202096) Lagostomus maximus (71286 71303 71314 71347 140807) Lagostomus sp. (140805)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) Lagostomus maximus (203957) Lagostomus sp. (212840)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Cordoba) Lagostomus sp. (197916 197918)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus sp. (63335 63336)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay (Canelones) Lagostomus sp. (176485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Lagostomus maximus (191153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) Lagostomus maximus (147598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus maximus (71316 73845)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay Lagostomus sp. (211646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Lagostomus maximus (191127)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) Lagostomus maximus (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia Lagostomus maximus (71324)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Lagostomus maximus (187627)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina Lagostomus maximus (93267)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Argentina (La Pampa) Lagostomus sp. (212470)