| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Telmatheriina
Taxonomy
Telmatheriinae was named by Osborn (1914).
It was reranked as the subtribe Telmatheriina by Mihlbachler (2008).
It was assigned to Brontotheridae by Prothero and Schoch (1989); and to Brontotheriini by Mihlbachler (2008).
It was reranked as the subtribe Telmatheriina by Mihlbachler (2008).
It was assigned to Brontotheridae by Prothero and Schoch (1989); and to Brontotheriini by Mihlbachler (2008).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
|
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Telmatheriinae Osborn p. 403 |
| 1943 | Metatelmatheriinae Granger and Gregory |
| 1978 | Metatelmatheriinae Wang p. 118 |
| 1989 | Telmatheriinae Prothero and Schoch p. 536 |
| 1997 | Metatelmatheriinae Wang and Wang |
| 2008 | Telmatheriina Mihlbachler p. 410 |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
Subtr. †Telmatheriina Osborn 1914
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Metatelmatheriinae Granger and Gregory 1943 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| W. Granger and W. K. Gregory 1943 (Metatelmatheriinae) | Skull mesaticephalic, zygomata sharply decurved and widely spreading in middle; naso-frontal horn swellings absent or feebly developed; sagittalcrestundivided; thirdupperand lower molars short and broad, P3, P4 relativelywide. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Mader 1998 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Uintan to the top of the Chadronian or 46.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eocene | China (shaanxi) | Arctotitan hongoensis (42687) | |
| Middle Eocene | China (Shandong) | Qufutitan zhoui (175281) | |
| Early/Lower Uintan | USA (Wyoming) | Wickia brevirhinus (186968) | |
| Early/Lower Uintan | USA (Colorado) | Wickia brevirhinus (16623) | |
| Chadronian | USA (California) | Menodontinae indet. (17029) |