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Pliolagostomus friasensis

Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae

Taxonomy
Pliolagostomus friasensis was named by Vucetich (1984). Its type specimen is MLP 15-419, a mandible (fragmento mandibular derecho con p4-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Canyons of Lower valley of Collón Cura River, which is in a Colloncuran terrestrial horizon in the Collón Cura Formation of Argentina.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Lagostomus lateralis Ameghino p. 186
1894Prolagostomus lateralis Ameghino p. 73
1984Pliolagostomus friasensis Vucetich

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
familyChinchillidaeBennett 1833
genusPliolagostomusAmeghino 1887
speciesfriasensis

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.

†Pliolagostomus friasensis Vucetich 1984
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Invalid names: Prolagostomus lateralis Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
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: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: Colloncuran or 15.50000 to 13.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquén) Pliolagostomus friasensis (type locality: 207561)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Río Negro) Pliolagostomus friasensis (140637 140691)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Neuquen) Pliolagostomus friasensis (207564)
Colloncuran15.5 - 13.8Argentina (Rio Negro) Pliolagostomus friasensis (61265)