Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Pyrotheridae

Mammalia - Pyrotheridae

Taxonomy
Pyrotheridae was named by Ameghino (1894). Its type is Pyrotherium.

It was assigned to Astrapotheroidea by Ameghino (1894); and to Pyrotheria by Ameghino (1897).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Pyrotheridae Ameghino p. 55
1897Pyrotheridae Ameghino

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
Sudamericungulata
suborderPyrotheriaAmeghino 1895
familyPyrotheridae
familyPyrotheridae

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.

Fm. †Pyrotheridae Ameghino 1894
show all | hide all
G. †Archaeolophus Ameghino 1897
hide
Archaeolophus praecursor Ameghino 1897
G. †Planodus Ameghino 1887
hide
Planodus ursinus Ameghino 1887
G. †Pyrotherium Ameghino 1888
hide
Pyrotherium giganteum Ameghino 1897
Pyrotherium macfaddeni Shockey and Anaya-Daza 2004
Pyrotherium planum Ameghino 1897
Pyrotherium pluteum Ameghino 1901
Pyrotherium romerii Ameghino 1888
Pyrotherium sorondoi Ameghino 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available