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Eleutherocercus

Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Eleutherocercus Koken
1889Eleutherocercus Ameghino
1958Eleutherocercus Hoffstetter
1988Eleutherocercus Carroll
1997Eleutherocercus McKenna and Bell p. 90
2008Eleutherocercus Fernicola
2021Eleutherocercus Núñez-Blasco 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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Americatheria
—Xenarthra()
orderCingulata()
suborderGlyptodontia()
superfamilyGlyptodontoideaGray 1869
familyGlyptodontidaeBurmeister 1879
subfamilyDoedicurinae()
genusEleutherocercusKoken 1888

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. †Eleutherocercus Koken 1888
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†Eleutherocercus antiquus Ameghino 1887
†Eleutherocercus paranensis Castellanos 1927
†Eleutherocercus solidus Rovereto 1914
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Invalid names: Eleutherocercus tucumanus Castellanos 1927 [synonym]
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Montehermosan or 5.33300 to 3.80000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) E. paranensis (55600)
Huayquerian - Montehermosan8.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) E. solidus (203948)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Argentina (Catamarca) E. solidus (204538)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Belén) E. solidus (189824)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Catamarca) E. solidus (198549)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) E. antiquus (152062 152064 152081 152085 152088 198863)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) E. solidus (176757)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) E. antiquus (202340 204433)