Paenanthracotherium Scherler et al. 2019 (anthracothere)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Anthracotheriidae

Full reference: L. Scherler, F. Lihoreau, and D. Becker. 2019. To split or not to split Anthracotherium? A phylogeny of Anthracotheriinae (Cetartiodactyla: Hippopotamoidea) and its palaeobiogeographical implications. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 185(2):487-510

Parent taxon: Anthracotheriinae according to L. Scherler et al. 2019

Sister taxa: Anthracokeryx, Anthracotherium, Anthracotherium bumbachense, Anthracotherium illyricum, Heptacodon, Nabotherium, Prominatherium

Subtaxa: Elliotherium murphyi Paenanthracotherium bergeri Paenanthracotherium hippoideum Paenanthracotherium strategus

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Type: Paenanthracotherium bergeri

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene to Miocene of France (1 collection)

• Oligocene of France (13), Germany (1), Pakistan (1), Romania (1), Switzerland (2)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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