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Simplimus
Taxonomy
Simplimus was named by Ameghino (1904).
It was assigned to Viscacidae by Ameghino (1904); to Viscacciidae by Rovereto (1914); and to Dinomyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997) and Vucetich et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Viscacidae by Ameghino (1904); to Viscacciidae by Rovereto (1914); and to Dinomyidae by McKenna and Bell (1997) and Vucetich et al. (2015).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1904 | Simplimus Ameghino p. 104 |
| 1914 | Simplimus Rovereto p. 36 |
| 1997 | Simplimus McKenna and Bell |
| 2015 | Simplimus Vucetich et al. |
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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: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friasian | Chile (Aisén) | S. sp. (139845) | |
| Friasian | Argentina (Chubut) | S. individus (207566 207567) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Argentina (Chubut) | S. indivisus (215594 215595) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | Peru | Simplimus indet. (176143) | |
| Laventan | Colombia (Huila) | S. sp. (133693) | |
| Tortonian | Brazil (Acre) | S. sp. (55602) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Brazil | S. sp. (57989) |