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Epipeltephilus

Mammalia - Cingulata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Epipeltephilus Ameghino p. 140
1914Epipeltephilus Rovereto p. 37
1988Epipeltephilus Carroll
1997Epipeltephilus McKenna and Bell p. 86
2017Epipeltephilus Shockey

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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()
Peltephilidae()
genusEpipeltephilus

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. †Epipeltephilus Ameghino 1904
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Epipeltephilus caraguensis Montoya-Sanhueza et al. 2017
Epipeltephilus kanti Gonzalez-Ruiz et al. 2012
Epipeltephilus recurvus Ameghino 1904
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Chasicoan or 10.00000 to 9.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Chile (Parinacota) E. caraguensis (197295)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (San Juan) E. kanti (198596)
Chasicoan10.0 - 9.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) E. kanti (79180)