Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Dihoplus kirchbergensis

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Rhinoceros kirchbergense was named by Jäger (1839) [kirchbergense is definitely the original spelling, see Owen 1846].

It was synonymized subjectively with Rhinoceros schleiermacheri by Owen (1846); it was recombined as Dicerorhinus kirchbergense by Loose (1975); it was recombined as Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis by Xu (1986); it was recombined as Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis by Lacombat (2005); it was recombined as Dihoplus kirchbergensis by Deng et al. (2011).

Synonyms
  • Rhinoceros mercki was named by Kaup (1841).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis by Lacombat (2005).
  • Rhinoceros merckii was named by Kaup (1841).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Rhinoceros leptorhinus by Owen (1846); it was recombined as Dicerorhinus mercki by Mayer (1971); it was recombined as Dicerorhinus choukoutienensis by Mayer (1971); it was synonymized subjectively with Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis by Loose (1975); it was synonymized subjectively with Rhinoceros kirchbergensis by Xu (1986).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Rhinoceros mercki Kaup
1841Rhinoceros merckii Kaup p. 6
1927Rhinoceros mercki Boule and De Villeneuve p. 36 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-3
1971Dicerorhinus choukoutienensis Mayer
1971Dicerorhinus mercki Mayer
1971Rhinoceros merckii Mayer
1975Dicerorhinus kirchbergense Loose
1986Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis Xu
2005Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis Lacombat
2011Dihoplus kirchbergensis Deng et al. p. 1287

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyRhinocerotinae
tribeRhinocerotini
genusDihoplusBrandt 1878
specieskirchbergensis(Jäger 1839)

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.

Dihoplus kirchbergensis Jäger 1839
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Rhinoceros mercki Kaup 1841 [synonym], Rhinoceros merckii Kaup 1841 [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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tajikistan Dicerorhinus mercki (34396)
Piacenzian - Calabrian3.6 - 0.774Italy (Basilicata) Rhinoceros mercki (38087)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781France (Auvergne) Dicerorhinus mercki (47830)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Thüringen) Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis (43020 45065 45085)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117United Kingdom (Wales) Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis (34940)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Morocco Rhinoceros mercki (21856)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Lazio Region) Rhinoceros mercki (36134)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis (50196)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Haute-Garonne) Rhinoceros mercki (49089)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Provence) Dicerorhinus mercki (48891) Dicerorhinus sp. (48911) Rhinoceros mercki (48890)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis (50199 50200)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Madrid) Dicerorhinus mercki (51817)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis (92787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Ioannina) Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis (208564)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis (59150)