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Pliometanastes protistus

Mammalia - Megalonychidae

Taxonomy
Pliometanastes protistus was named by Hirschfeld and Webb (1968) [genotype]. Its type locality is McGehee Farm, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Alachua Formation of Florida.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Pliometanastes galushai Hirschfeld and Webb
1968Pliometanastes protistus Hirschfeld and Webb
2007Pliometanastes galushai McDonald and Naples p. 154
2007Pliometanastes protistus McDonald and Naples p. 154
2007Pliometanastes protistus Pujos et al.

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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
subfamilyMegalonychinaeTrouessart 1904
genusPliometanastes
speciesprotistus

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.

Pliometanastes protistus Hirschfeld and Webb 1968
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Invalid names: Pliometanastes galushai Hirschfeld and Webb 1968 [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: 2005-08-22 18:30:05
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Hemphillian or 10.30000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Costa Rica (Puntarenas) Pliometanastes protistus (144596)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Pliometanastes protistus (19546)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Pliometanastes protistus (18072)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Pliometanastes protistus (18529 type locality: 18560 18564 18601)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (New Mexico) Pliometanastes galushai (19290)