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Proscelidodon

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Proscelidodon Bordas
1939Elassotherium Cabrera
1988Elassotherium Carroll
1988Proscelidodon Carroll
1993Proscelidodon MacFadden et al. p. 235
2012Proscelidodon Pujos et al.
2019Proscelidodon Varela et al.
2020Proscelidodon Montalvo 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()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
—Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
familyMylodontidaeAmeghino 1889
subfamilyScelidotheriinaeAmeghino 1889
genusProscelidodonBordas 1935

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. †Proscelidodon Bordas 1935
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†Proscelidodon gracillimus Rovereto 1914
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Invalid names: Elassotherium altirostre Cabrera 1939 [synonym], Proscelidodon almagroi Rovereto 1914 [synonym]
†Proscelidodon patrius Ameghino 1888
†Proscelidodon rothi Kraglievich 1923
Invalid names: Elassotherium Cabrera 1939 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Length of the tooth row diameter168.6----
Upper M1 diameter29.397.0012.69.803.96
Upper M2 diameter212.912.113.812.91.20
Upper M3 diameter212.711.614.012.81.70
Upper M4 diameter211.410.112.811.41.91
Upper M5 diameter28.607.4010.08.701.84

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-22 16:27:29
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:22
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Montehermosan or 7.24600 to 3.80000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Catamarca) P. almagroi (87201) P. gracillimus (198543) P. sp. (157794)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Elassotherium altirostre (87198) Elassotherium sp., P. gracillimus (152061) P. gracillimus (140925 151498 151500 192135 204363 204598 210572) P. sp. (206031)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Elassotherium altirostre (87200 206316 206318 207619) P. gracillimus (210573 211640)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Mendoza) P. sp. (231327)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) P. gracillimus (141939 152067)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (Jujuy) P. patrius (152079) P. sp. (232410)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Argentina (La Rioja) P. sp. (152263)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Peru (Espinar) P. sp. (231813)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. patrius (191765)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. patrius (191776)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. patrius (152062 152081 152086 152088 198687 198863 199153)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Cordoba) P. patrius (211574)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) P. patrius (198854) P. rothi (202333) P. sp. (199154 199156)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Bolivia (Linares) P. patrius (71112)