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Prodolichotis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Taxonomy
Prodolichotis was named by Kraglievich (1932). It is not extant. Its type is Prodolichotis pridiana.

It was assigned to Caviidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
P. guerreroi, P. pridiana (type species), P. prisca

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Prodolichotis Kraglievich
1997Prodolichotis McKenna and Bell

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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)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
genusProdolichotisKraglievich 1932

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. †Prodolichotis Kraglievich 1932
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†Dolichotis prisca mendocina Rovereto 1914
†Prodolichotis guerreroi Walton 1990
†Prodolichotis pridiana Fields 1957
†Prodolichotis prisca Rovereto 1914
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Astragalus head diameter26.365.407.506.451.48
Calcaneum Olecranon diameter27.496.608.507.551.34
Cranium Depth height119.8----
Femur diameter114.4----
Femur Head diameter19.50----
Femur Neck diameter14.50----
Femur neck diameter15.60----
Infraorbital foramen height111.0----
Mandible depth height214.613.316.114.71.98
Pelvis Acetabulum diameter110.0----
Radius distal end diameter18.80----
Radius head diameter18.20----
Rostrum depth height127.4----
Scapula glenoid fossa diameter29.378.2010.79.451.77
Scapula neck diameter25.804.108.206.152.90
Tibia diameter19.00----
Tibia Head diameter118.2----
Ulna diameter15.70----
Ulna Olecranon diameter27.056.307.907.101.13

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 3.5 kgs
Minimum body mass: 2 kgs
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:33:05
Source: s = species, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Walton 1997, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Montehermosan or 11.60800 to 3.80000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Argentina (La Pampa) P. sp. (231228)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila Department) P. pridiana (12971)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Peru P. pridiana (107992)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia (Huila) P. guerreroi (136211) P. pridiana (135348 136233 186669 187970 194494 194496 195251 195256 200904 200905) P. pridiana, P. guerreroi (134806 142428)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Colombia P. n. sp. unnamed (207558)
Tortonian - Messinian11.62 - 5.333Argentina (Catamarca) P. prisca (204534)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Uruguay (San José) P. sp. (113415)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Paraná) P. sp. (212306)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) P. prisca (204536)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) P. sp. (55600)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) P. sp. (87198)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Mendoza) P. prisca (231327)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Argentina (Catamarca) P. prisca (204538)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. sp. (152085 198863)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) P. prisca (157795)