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Proplatyarthrus

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Proplatyarthrus was named by Ameghino (1905). It is not extant. Its type is Proplatyarthrus longipes.

It was assigned to Megalonychoidea by Simpson (1948) and Simpson (1967); and to Megalonychidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
P. longipes (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Proplatyarthrus Ameghino
1948Proplatyarthrus Simpson
1967Proplatyarthrus Simpson
1988Proplatyarthrus Carroll

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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()
—Phyllophaga(Owen 1842)
superfamilyMegalonychoidea
genusProplatyarthrusAmeghino 1905

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. †Proplatyarthrus Ameghino 1905
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†Proplatyarthrus longipes Ameghino 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available