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Pyrotheria
Taxonomy
Pyrotheria was named by Ameghino (1895). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Notoungulata by Gregory (1910); to Eutheria by Carroll (1988); to Meridiungulata by McKenna (1975) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Sudamericungulata by Avilla and Mothé (2021).
It was assigned to Notoungulata by Gregory (1910); to Eutheria by Carroll (1988); to Meridiungulata by McKenna (1975) and McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Sudamericungulata by Avilla and Mothé (2021).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1895 | Pyrotheria Ameghino p. 608 |
1910 | Pyrotheria Gregory p. 466 |
1975 | Pyrotheria McKenna p. 43 |
1988 | Pyrotheria Carroll |
1997 | Pyrotheria McKenna and Bell p. 468 |
2021 | Pyrotheria Avilla and Mothé |
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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.
Subor. †Pyrotheria Ameghino 1895
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G. †Carolozittelia Ameghino 1901
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†Carolozittelia tapiroides Ameghino 1901
Invalid names: Carolozittelia eluta Ameghino 1901 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Pyrotheridae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Pyrotherium Ameghino 1888
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†Pyrotherium giganteum Ameghino 1897
†Pyrotherium macfaddeni Shockey and Anaya-Daza 2004
†Pyrotherium planum Ameghino 1897
†Pyrotherium pluteum Ameghino 1901
†Pyrotherium romerii Ameghino 1888
†Pyrotherium sorondoi Ameghino 1894
Fm. †Pyrotheriidae Ameghino 1889
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Invalid names: Carolozittelidae Ameghino 1901 [synonym], Colombitheriidae Hoffstetter 1970 [synonym], Promoeritherium Ameghino 1906 [nomen dubium], Promoeritherium australe Ameghino 1906 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 55.80000 to 28.40000 Ma
Collections (40 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Eocene | Argentina (Neuquén) | Carolozittelia tapiroides (211312) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | Venezuela (Lara) | Proticia venezuelensis (186779) | |
Mustersan | Argentina (Chubut) | Promoeritherium australe (176287) Propyrotherium saxeum (23371 175760 176286 186802) Pyrotheriidae indet., Propyrotherium saxeum (176371) | |
Lutetian - Bartonian | Argentina (Chubut) | Carolozittelia tapiroides (176164) | |
Middle Eocene | Peru | Pyrotheria indet. (176136) | |
Middle Eocene | Peru (Loreto) | Griphodon peruvianus (186565) Pyrotheria indet. (176151) | |
Bartonian - Priabonian | Argentina (Río Negro) | Propyrotherium saxeum (225620 225621) Pyrotheria indet. (225624) | |
Priabonian | Argentina (Catamarca) | Propyrotherium sp. (41608) | |
Priabonian - Rupelian | Peru (Loreto) | Griphodon sp. (144474) | |
Late/Upper Eocene | Colombia (Tolima) | Colombitherium tolimense (186571) | |
Early/Lower Oligocene | Peru | Griphodon sp. (199563) Pyrotheria indet., Griphodon sp. (199559 199561) | |
Early/Lower Oligocene | Peru (Bagua) | Baguatherium jaureguii (186563 186564) | |
Rupelian - Chattian | Peru | Pyrotheria indet. (199560 199562) | |
Rupelian - Chattian | Peru (Loreto) | Griphodon sp. (176129) | |
Deseadan | Argentina (Chubut) | Pyrotherium indet. (92670) Pyrotherium romeroi, Pyrotherium sorondoi (14211) Pyrotherium sp. (176464 186781) | |
Deseadan | Argentina (Mendoza) | Pyrotherium sp. (176466 186516) | |
Deseadan | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Pyrotherium romeri (50074) Pyrotherium sp. (50071 176626) Pyrotherium sp., Pyrotherium romeroi (176269) | |
Deseadan | Bolivia | Pyrotheria indet., Pyrotherium romeroi, Pyrotherium romerii (95688) Pyrotherium romeroi (176644) | |
Deseadan | Bolivia (La Paz) | Pyrotherium macfaddeni (133611) Pyrotherium romerii (133596) |