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Pampatherium

Mammalia - Cingulata - Pampatheriidae

Taxonomy
Pampatherium was named by Ameghino (1875) [type P. humboldti from South America]. Its type is Chlamytherium humboldtii.

It was synonymized subjectively with Chlamydotherium by Ameghino (1889).

It was assigned to Pampatheriinae by Cartelle and Bohorquez (1984); to Dasypodidae by Ameghino (1891), Carroll (1988) and Salles et al. (2006); and to Pampatheriidae by Edmund (1996), McKenna and Bell (1997), Mead et al. (2007) and Rincón et al. (2008).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1838Chlamytherium Lund
1839Chlamydotherium Lund
1875Pampatherium Ameghino
1889Chlamydotherium Ameghino p. 854
1889Chlamydotherium Cope p. 662
1891Pampatherium Ameghino
1894Chlamydotherium Lydekker p. 52
1902Chlamytherium Hay p. 581
1914Chlamydotherium Rovereto p. 104 figs. Plate VII, FIg. 3
1930Chlamytherium Hay p. 418
1957Hoffstetteria Castellanos
1957Chlamytherium James p. 797
1984Pampatherium Cartelle and Bohorquez
1988Pampatherium Carroll
1996Pampatherium Edmund p. 307
1997Pampatherium McKenna and Bell p. 86
1997Chlamydotherium McKenna and Bell p. 91
2006Pampatherium Salles et al. p. 7
2007Pampatherium Mead et al. p. 444
2008Pampatherium Rincón et al. p. 201

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyPampatheriidaePaula Couto 1954
genusPampatheriumAmeghino 1875

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. †Pampatherium Ameghino 1875
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†Pampatherium mexicanum Edmund 1996
†Pampatherium paulacoutoi Cartelle and Bohorquez 1984
†Pampatherium pygmaeum Ameghino 1891
†Pampatherium typus Ameghino 1875
Invalid names: Chlamydotherium Lund 1839 [replaced], Chlamytherium Lund 1838 [nomen nudum], Hoffstetteria Castellanos 1957 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. Cartelle and G. A. Bohorquez 1984Large size, which exceeds the current Prioclontes gigantens.
Carapace with scapular and pelvic shields; between both mobile straps;
not rigid flow tube with rings; boards with large central figure
high; skull long, with narrow rostrum; tympanic bulla bit
bulky; pterigoideana expansion feature; zygomatic arch complete
with suborbital process; dental formula 9/9 with at least
the first tooth in the premaxilla, three first teeth not lobate,
the remaining with lobulation and occlusal surface flat. phalanges
previous distal-shaped claws, while the latter are
shortened in the manner of hooves.
Measurements
partNmean
fixed osteoderms height28.69

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:20:40
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:20:40
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Montehermosan to the top of the Rancholabrean or 5.00000 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. sp. (198863)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Bolivia (La Paz) P. sp. (142380)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. sp. (199160)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Venezuela (Monagas) P. humboldtii (144977)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781Costa Rica (Puntarenas) P. sp. (69920)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) P. humboldtii (70673)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. humboldtii (213189 232456) P. typum, P. humboldtii (212469)
Pleistocene (glacial)2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Minas Gerais) P. humboldtii (140474)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Mexico (Puebla) P. mexicanum (85161)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Paraguay P. sp. (71292)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Paraiba) P. sp. (71298)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Ceara) P. sp. (71301)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Brazil (Mato Grosso do Sul) P. sp. (92814)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Bolivia P. sp., Chlamydotherium sp. (71322)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) P. typum (71288)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) P. typum (71289 71290)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Peru (Piura) Chlamytherium sp. (145500)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. typum (71287 71303 71347 212835)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay P. humboldti (71325) P. humboldtii (71274)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) P. sp. (203955)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Brazil (Bahia) P. humboldtii (71295)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Bolivia (Chuquisaca) P. sp. (70704)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Sonora) P. sp. (20495)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Puebla) P. mexicanum (230717)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador (Santa Elena) P. occidentale (185519)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Guatemala (Peten) P. sp. (71312)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Formosa) P. sp., P. typum (114698)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piauí) P. sp. (211632)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Uruguay P. typum (211642)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru (Piura) Chlamytherium sp. (144976)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Santiago del Estero) P. sp. (191153)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Venezuela (Zulia) Holmesina occidentalis (63515)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bolivia (Tarija) P. sp. (142158 142160)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Peru Chlamytherium sp. (71346)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) P. sp., P. humboldtii (147598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (México) P. mexicanum (85162)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Alagoas) P. humboldti (230760)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Piaui) P. humboldtii (71332 71334 71335)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Bahia) P. paulacoutoi (148219) P. sp. (212448)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. sp. (191127)