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Procardiatherium rosendoi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Hydrochoeridae

Taxonomy
Procardiatherium rosendoi was named by Bondesio (1985). Its type specimen is MLP 28-X-8-26, a mandible (porcion mandibular izquierda con parte del p4, m1 y parte del m2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Puerta de Corral Quemado, which is in a Huayquerian/Montehermosan terrestrial horizon in the Corral Quemado Formation of Argentina.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Procardiatherium rosendoi Bondesio

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
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)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyHydrochoeridaeGill 1872
genusProcardiatherium
speciesrosendoi

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.

Procardiatherium rosendoi Bondesio 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousf
Diet: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 13:33:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Huayquerian to the top of the Montehermosan or 8.00000 to 3.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian - Montehermosan8.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) Procardiatherium rosendoi (type locality: 203948)