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Myocastoridae

Mammalia - Rodentia - Myocastoridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Myocastoridae Ameghino
1902Myocastorinae Ameghino
1968Myocastorinae Patterson and Pascual
1991Myocastoridae Nowak
1997Myocastorinae McKenna and Bell p. 207
1999Myocastoridae Nowak
2001Myocastoridae Huchon and Douzery p. 246
2012Myocastorinae Pereira 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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyOctodontoideaWaterhouse 1839
familyMyocastoridae(Ameghino 1902)
familyMyocastoridae(Ameghino 1902)

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. Myocastoridae Ameghino 1902
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G. †Matyoscor Ameghino 1902
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†Matyoscor perditus Ameghino 1902
G. †Paramyocastor Ameghino 1904
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†Paramyocastor diligens Ameghino 1888
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Invalid names: Isomyopotamus affinis Rovereto 1914 [synonym], Isomyopotamus albaniri Reig 1950 [synonym], Paramyocastor intactus Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
Invalid names: Isomyopotamus Rovereto 1914 [synonym]
G. †Strophostephanos Ameghino 1891
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:48:14
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Lujanian or 5.33300 to 0.01200 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Strophostephanos sp., Strophostephanos jheringi (55600)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Paramyocastor diligens (191765)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Argentina (Santiago del Estero) Paramyocastor diligens (203988 203989)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) Paramyocastor diligens (176757)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Paramyocastor diligens (152062 152064 152081 152084 152085 152088 198686 198863)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Entre Rios) Paramyocastor diligens (79631)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Matyoscor perditus (70673)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) Paramyocastor diligens (212840)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) Myocastoridae indet. (191132)