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Shansirhinus ringstromi

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Shansirhinus ringstromi was named by Kretzoi (1942). Its type specimen is University of Uppsala M 536, a maxilla (maxillary with complete cheek tooth rows), and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonyms
  • Chilotherium yunnanensis was named by Tang et al. (1974). Its type specimen is IVPP V 4316, a maxilla (incomplete right maxillary with P2-M1), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Shagou Formation, Banguo Basin, Yuanmou District, Yunnan, which is in the Pliocene of horizon the Shagou Formation China.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Shansirhinus ringstromi by Deng (2005).
  • Chilotherium cornutum was named by Qiu and Yan (1982). It is not a trace fossil.

    It was recombined as Acerorhinus cornutus by Qiu et al. (1987); it was synonymized subjectively with Shansirhinus ringstromi by Deng (2005).
  • Chilotherium tianzhuense was named by Zheng (1982). Its type specimen is IVPP V 6416, a maxilla (incomplete maxillary with P2-M2), and it is not a trace fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Shansirhinus ringstromi by Deng (2005).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Shansirhinus ringstromi Kretzoi
1974Chilotherium yunnanensis Tang et al. p. 63
1982Chilotherium cornutum Qiu and Yan p. 122
1982Chilotherium tianzhuense Zheng p. 219
1987Acerorhinus cornutus Qiu et al.
2005Shansirhinus ringstromi Deng p. 302
2013Shansirhinus ringstromi Lu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyAceratheriinaeDollo 1885
tribeChilotheriiniQiu et al. 1987
genusShansirhinusKretzoi 1942
speciesringstromiKretzoi 1942

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.

†Shansirhinus ringstromi Kretzoi 1942
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Invalid names: Acerorhinus cornutus Qiu and Yan 1982 [synonym], Chilotherium tianzhuensis Zheng 1982 [synonym], Chilotherium yunnanensis Tang et al. 1974 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:08:31
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pliocene to the top of the MN 15 or 5.33300 to 3.55000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turolian8.725 - 5.09China (Gansu) Chilotherium tianzhuense (42675 42676)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58China (Yunnan) Chilotherium yunnanensis (42561)
MN 154.16 - 3.55China (Gansu) Shansirhinus ringstromi (77789)