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Pliomorphus
Taxonomy
Pliomorphus was named by Ameghino (1885). Its type is Pliomorphus mutilatus.
It was assigned to Rodimorpha by Ameghino (1885) and Cope (1889); to Ortotheriinae by Brandoni (2008); and to Megalonychidae by Brandoni (2011) and Varela et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Rodimorpha by Ameghino (1885) and Cope (1889); to Ortotheriinae by Brandoni (2008); and to Megalonychidae by Brandoni (2011) and Varela et al. (2019).
Species
P. mutilatus (syn. P. brevis, P. ameghinoi) (type species), P. robustus
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1885 | Pliomorphus Ameghino p. 126 |
1889 | Pliomorphus Cope p. 660 |
2008 | Pliomorphus Brandoni |
2011 | Pliomorphus Brandoni p. 36 |
2019 | Pliomorphus Varela et al. |
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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.
G. †Pliomorphus Ameghino 1885
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†Pliomorphus mutilatus Ameghino 1885
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Invalid names: Pliomorphus ameghinoi Kraglievich 1923 [synonym], Pliomorphus brevis Kraglievich 1923 [synonym]
†Pliomorphus robustus Ameghino 1885
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Tortonian or 9.00000 to 7.24600 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Tortonian | Brazil (Acre) | P. sp. (55602) | |
Late/Upper Miocene | Uruguay | P. ameghinioi (80364) | |
Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | P. ameghinoi (140472) P. mutilatus, P. robustus, P. ameghinoi, P. brevis (55600) |