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Pharsophorus lacerans

Osteichthyes - Sparassodonta

Taxonomy
Pharsophorus lacerans was named by Ameghino (1897). It is the type species of Pharsophorus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Pharsophorus lacerans Ameghino p. 503
1948Pharsophorus lacerans Simpson
1978Pharsophorus lacerans Patterson and Marshall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
orderSparassodonta()
superfamilyBorhyaenoideaAmeghino 1894
—Borhyaenidae()
genusPharsophorus
specieslacerans

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.

†Pharsophorus lacerans Ameghino 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:51:13
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:51:13
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Goin 1997, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Deseadan to the top of the Rupelian or 29.00000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Argentina (Chubut) Pharsophorus lacerans (176201)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia Pharsophorus lacerans (95688)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Pharsophorus lacerans (14208 133611)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Pharsophorus lacerans (14211 176647)