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Prosotherium

Mammalia - Notoungulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Prosotherium Ameghino p. 426
1988Prosotherium Carroll
2017Prosotherium Seoane et al.
2019Prosotherium Seoane et al.
2023Prosotherium Seoane et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
orderNotoungulata
suborderTypotheriaZittel 1892
Hegetotheriidae(Ameghino 1894)
Pachyrukhinae(Kraglievich 1934)
genusProsotherium

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. †Prosotherium Ameghino 1897
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Prosotherium garzoni Ameghino 1897
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Invalid names: Propachyrucos ameghinorum Simpson 1945 [synonym], Propachyrucos simpsoni Chaffee 1952 [synonym], Prosotherium quartum Ameghino 1901 [synonym], Prosotherium robustum Ameghino 1897 [synonym], Prosotherium triangulidens Ameghino 1897 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:49
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:49
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Deseadan or 29.00000 to 21.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Propachyrucos ameghinorum (146358) Propachyrucos simpsoni, P. garzoni (49851) P. garzoni, P. triangulidens (14211)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Mendoza) P. sp., Propachyrucos smithwoodwardi (176466)