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Pliomorphus

Mammalia - Megalonychidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Pliomorphus Ameghino p. 126
1889Pliomorphus Cope p. 660
2008Pliomorphus Brandoni
2011Pliomorphus Brandoni p. 36
2019Pliomorphus Varela et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Americatheria
Xenarthra()
infraorderPilosaFlower 1883
Folivora
classEufolivoraDelsuc et al. 2001
superfamilyMegatherioideaGray 1821
familyMegalonychidaeGervais 1855
genusPliomorphus

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
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 18:30:05
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
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Brazil (Acre) P. sp. (55602)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Uruguay P. ameghinioi (80364)
Huayquerian9.0 - 6.8Argentina (Entre Rios) P. ameghinoi (140472) P. mutilatus, P. robustus, P. ameghinoi, P. brevis (55600)