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Anoplotherium

Mammalia - Anoplotheriidae

Taxonomy
Anoplotherium was named by Cuvier (1804).

It was synonymized subjectively with Proterotherium by de Blanchini and Blanchini (1971).

It was assigned to Rhinocerotina by Gray (1825); to Ruminantia by Owen (1848); to Anoplotheriidae by Carroll (1988), Hooker (2007); and to Anoplotheriinae by Erfurt and Metais (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Anoplotherium Cuvier
1825Anoplotherium Gray p. 342
1838Oplotherium Laizer and Parieu pp. 276-277
1838Pleregnathus Laizer and Parieu p. 341
1841Hoplotherium Meyer p. 461
1848Anoplotherium Owen p. 139
1851Anoplotherium platypus Pomel
1852Eurytherium Gervais
1876Thylacomorphus Gervais p. 52
1988Anoplotherium Carroll p. 641
2007Anoplotherium Erfurt and Metais p. 72
2007Anoplotherium Hooker p. 613

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
superfamilyAnoplotherioideaBonaparte 1850
familyAnoplotheriidae()
subfamilyAnoplotheriinaeGray 1821
genusAnoplotherium

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. †Anoplotherium Cuvier 1804
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†Anoplotherium commune Cuvier 1804
†Anoplotherium latipes Gervais 1852
†Anoplotherium pompeckji Dietrich 1922
†Anoplotherium sivalense Cautley and Falconer 1840
Invalid names: Anoplotherium platypus Pomel 1851 [nomen dubium], Eurytherium Gervais 1852 [synonym], Hoplotherium Meyer 1841 [synonym], Oplotherium Laizer and Parieu 1838 [synonym], Pleregnathus Laizer and Parieu 1838 [synonym], Thylacomorphus Gervais 1876 [nomen oblitum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: "facultatively bipedal, extended-limb, high browsers" (Hooker 2007)g
Created: 2010-02-22 09:45:37
Modified: 2010-02-22 11:45:37
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Hooker 2007, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the MP 17A to the top of the MP 21 or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) A. commune (41652) A. latipes (39300) A. laurillardi (9071)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) A. commune (31737)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Switzerland A. laurillardi (195855)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Gard) A. sp., A. laurillardi (206249)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Portugal (Coímbra) A. commune (182272)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) A. sp., A. commune (28747)
MP 1837.71 - 33.9Spain (Basque County) A. sp., A. laurillardi (38817)
MP 18 - MP 1937.71 - 33.9France (Allier) A. commune (143459)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Switzerland A. sp. (31743)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) A. sp. (31744)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) A. commune, A. laurillardi (31739)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) A. sp. (12843 12854 31764 31765)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) A. commune (31607) A. laurillardi (41653) A. sp. (184758 184762)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) A. commune (31749)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) A. commune (31738)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) A. sp., A. latipes, A. commune, A. laurillardi (31747)
MP 20 - MP 2137.71 - 27.3France (Occitanie) A. latipes (183382)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) A. commune (31583)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (184763)