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Metopotherini

Mammalia - Megalonychidae

Taxonomy
Metopotherini was named by Ameghino (1894). Its type is Metopotherium.

It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Ameghino (1894).

Subtaxa
Adiastemus, Metopotherium (type genus), Uranokyrtus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Metopotherini Ameghino p. 157

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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
RankNameAuthor
—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
subfamilyMetopotherini
subfamilyMetopotherini

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.

Subfm. †Metopotherini Ameghino 1894
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G. †Adiastemus Ameghino 1894
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†Adiastemus compressidens Ameghino 1894
G. †Metopotherium Ameghino 1891
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†Metopotherium splendens Ameghino 1891
G. †Uranokyrtus Ameghino 1894
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†Uranokyrtus bombifrons Ameghino 1894
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: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available