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Proscelidodon patrius

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

Taxonomy
Proscelidodon patrius was named by Ameghino (1888). Its type specimen is MACN A-223, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Proscelidodon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Proscelidodon patrius Ameghino
1993Proscelidodon patrius MacFadden et al. p. 235

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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
speciespatriusAmeghino 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.

†Proscelidodon patrius Ameghino 1888
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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 (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (Jujuy) Proscelidodon patrius (152079)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Proscelidodon patrius (191765)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Argentina (Buenos Aires) Proscelidodon patrius (191776)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Proscelidodon patrius (152062 152081 152086 152088 198687 198863 199153)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Cordoba) Proscelidodon patrius (211574)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Proscelidodon patrius (198854)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Bolivia (Linares) Proscelidodon patrius (71112)