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Metaxytherium subappeninum

Mammalia - Sirenia - Dugongidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
Felsinotherium gunteri, M. albifontanum, M. aquitaniae, M. arctodites, M. beaumontii, M. crataegense (syn. M. calvertense), M. floridanum (syn. Felsinotherium ossivallense), M. krahuletzi (syn. M. argoviense, M. christoli, Halianassa studeri), M. lovisati, M. medium (syn. M. petersi, Halitherium cuvieri, M. cordieri, Manatus fossilis, Trichechus molassicus, M. catalaunicum, Haplosiren leganyii, Hippopotamus intermedius), M. meyeri, M. riveroi, M. serresii (syn. Halitherium minor), M. subapenninum (syn. Felsinotherium gervaisi, Felsinotherium forestii, Felsinotherium subalpinum, Cheirotherium brochii, Felsinotherium gastaldi)

Synonymy list
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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Tethytheria
orderSirenia()
familyDugongidae
subfamilyHalitheriinae()
genusMetaxytherium
speciessubappeninum

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Italy (Tuscany) Metaxytherium subappeninum (193697)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Italy Metaxytherium subappeninum (47428)