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Eurohippus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Taxonomy
Eurohippus was named by Franzen (2006). Its type is Propalaeotherium parvulum.

It was assigned to Hyracotheriinae by Franzen (2006); and to Palaeotheriidae by Remy (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Eurohippus Franzen
2017Eurohippus Remy

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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
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyPalaeotheriidaeBonaparte 1850
genusEurohippus

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. †Eurohippus Franzen 2006
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†Eurohippus messlense Haupt 1925
†Eurohippus parvulus Laurillard 1849
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 10 kgs
Minimum body mass: 10 kgs
Body mass estimate: 10 kg
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 05:07:24
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:24:50
Source: s = species, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1996, Carroll 1988, Legendre 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 55.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Bartonian56.0 - 38.0France (Aude) Propalaeotherium parvulum (78233)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium parvulum (45521 45738 45798 45799)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium parvulum (45749)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Propalaeotherium parvulum (24201)
MP 13 - MP 1448.6 - 40.4United Kingdom (England) Propalaeotherium parvulum (41806)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Propalaeotherium parvulum (184468)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Propalaeotherium parvulum (41888 184755)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium hassiacum (45745) Propalaeotherium parvulum (45001 45741 45742 45743 45751 45765 45768 45769 45800) Propalaeotherium parvulum, Lophiotherium geiseltalensis (13322 44999 45002)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium parvulum (45773)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Propalaeotherium parvulum (31720 31721 31722)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Propalaeotherium parvulum (39014)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Aude) Propalaeotherium parvulum (78251)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Herault) Propalaeotherium parvulum (78250)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Propalaeotherium parvulum (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) E. parvulus (31736)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium parvulum (45003)