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Prozaedyus

Mammalia - Cingulata - Chlamyphoridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Prozaedius Ameghino p. 41
1894Prozaedius Ameghino p. 173
1897Prozaedius Ameghino p. 508
1988Prozaedius Carroll
1997Prozaedyus McKenna and Bell p. 85
2010Prozaedyus Carlini et al.
2010Prozaedyus Kramarz et al.
2022Prozaedyus Vizcaíno et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
familyChlamyphoridaePocock 1924
genusProzaedyus()

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. †Prozaedyus Ameghino 1891
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†Prozaedius exilis Ameghino 1887
†Prozaedius humilis Ameghino 1902
†Prozaedius impressus Ameghino 1897
†Prozaedius minimus Desmarest 1860
†Prozaedius planus Ameghino 1897
†Prozaedyus exilis Ameghino 1887
†Prozaedyus humilis Ameghino 1902
†Prozaedyus proximus Ameghino 1887
†Prozaedyus scillatoyanei Barasoain et al. 2020
†Prozaedyus tenuissimus Ameghino 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 1.12 kgg
Minimum body mass: 1.12 kgg
Body mass estimate: 1.12 kg
Body mass source: publishedg
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-04-14 01:24:00
Modified: 2013-04-13 10:24:00
Source: g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Vizcaíno et al. 2010, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Deseadan to the top of the Zanclean or 29.00000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Argentina (Chubut) P. sp. (186572)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. impressus (50074)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Prozaedius impressus, Prozaedius planus (14211) P. impressus (146358)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Mendoza) P. impressus (176466)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) P. humilis (141368)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Neuquén) P. sp. (89027 89029 89030)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Chile (Aisén) Prozaedius sp. (71843)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Argentina (Chubut) P. sp., P. humilis (176205)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. proximus (197691)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (San Juan) P. sp. (197900)
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) P. exilis (176590 176601 206238) P. proximus (27313 176566 176581 176584 176602 176603) P. proximus, P. exilis (176594) P. sp. (142533 176571 206243) P. sp., P. proximus (176576 176622 176623 176625) P. sp., P. sp. (142529)
Friasian16.3 - 15.5Chile Prozaedius sp. (176666)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Argentina (Chubut) P. sp. (215594 215595)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Bolivia (Oruro) P. sp. (68477)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Río Negro) Prozaedius sp. (140691)
Laventan13.8 - 11.0Bolivia (Tarija) P. sp. (38071)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (San Juan) P. scillatoyanei (212310)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Argentina (La Rioja) P. sp. (157303)