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Brontotheriita

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Brontotheriita Marsh
1908Megacerops primitivus Lambe
1929Teleodus primitivus Osborn
1931Teleodus primitivus Peterson
1934Teleodus primitivus Russell
1935Teleodus californicus Stock
1941Teleodus primitivus Scott
1967Teleodus thyboi Bjork p. 231
1977Teleodus primitivus Wilson
1982Duchesneodus californicus Lucas and Schoch
1982Duchesneodus primitivus Lucas and Schoch p. 1022
1982Duchesneodus thyboi Lucas and Schoch p. 1022
1989Duchesneodus primitivum Lucas and Schoch
2008Brontotheriita Mihlbachler p. 414

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
familyBrontotheriidae()
subfamilyBrontotheriinaeMarsh 1873
tribeBrontotheriiniMarsh 1873
subtribeBrontotheriinaMarsh 1873
BrontotheriitaMarsh 1873
BrontotheriitaMarsh 1873

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.

Unr. †Brontotheriita Marsh 1873
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G. †Dianotitan Chow et al. 1974
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Dianotitan lunanensis Chow and Hu 1959
G. †Duchesneodus Lucas and Schoch 1982
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Duchesneodus uintensis Peterson 1931
G. †Eubrontotherium Mihlbachler 2007
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Eubrontotherium clarnoensis Mihlbachler 2007
G. †Megacerops Leidy 1870
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Megacerops acer Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Symborodon altirostris Cope 1873 [synonym]
Megacerops bucco Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Brontotherium gigas Marsh 1873 [synonym], Brontotherium hatcheri Osborn 1908 [synonym], Brontotherium ingens Marsh 1874 [synonym], Brontotherium leidyi Osborn 1902 [synonym], Brontotherium platyceras Scott and Osborn 1887 [synonym]
Megacerops copei Osborn 1908
Megacerops curtus Marsh 1887
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Invalid names: Menodus peltoceras Cope 1891 [synonym]
Megacerops elatus Marsh 1887
Megacerops kuwagatarhinus Mader and Alexander 1995
Megacerops osborni Schlaikjer 1935
Megacerops riggsi Osborn 1916
Megacerops syceras Cope 1889
Invalid names: Allops Marsh 1887 [synonym], Ateleodon Schlaikjer 1935 [synonym], Brontops Marsh 1887 [synonym], Brontotherium Marsh 1873 [synonym], Diploclonus Marsh 1890 [synonym], Haplacodon Cope 1889 [synonym], Megaceratops Cope 1873 [synonym], Menodus Pomel 1848 [synonym], Menops Marsh 1887 [synonym], Symborodon Cope 1873 [synonym], Teleodus Marsh 1890 [synonym], Titanops Marsh 1887 [synonym], Titanotherium Leidy 1852 [synonym]
G. †Notiotitanops Gazin and Sullivan 1942
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Notiotitanops mississippiensis Gazin and Sullivan 1942
G. †Parabrontops Granger and Gregory 1943
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Parabrontops gobiensis Osborn 1925
Parabrontops lunanensis Chow and Hu 1959
G. †Parvicornus Mihlbachler and Deméré 2009
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Parvicornus occidentalis Mihlbachler and Deméré 2009
G. †Protitanops Stock 1936
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Protitanops curryi Stock 1936
Invalid names: Duchesneodus californicus Stock 1935 [nomen dubium], Duchesneodus primitivum Lambe 1908 [nomen dubium], Duchesneodus thyboi Bjork 1967 [nomen dubium]
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: 2005-08-31 14:53:16
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:53:16
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Mader 1998, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Duchesnean or 55.80000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Utah) Teleodus uintensis (16859)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Eubrontotherium clarnoensis, Protitanops sp. (16842)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Yunnan) Parabrontops lunanensis (36668)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Brontotheriidae indet. (16542)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Protitanotherium sp. (16531)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Duchesneodus sp. (16510 16603)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Mississippi) Notiotitanops mississippiensis (80887)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) Brontotheriidae indet. (16850) Duchesneodus californicus (16803 16806 16808 16812) Duchesneodus sp. (16782) Duchesneodus uintensis (16844) Parvicornus occidentalis (129887 129888 129891) Teleodus californicus (16810 16818)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (South Dakota) Teleodus thyboi (16823 16825)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Texas) Duchesneodus sp. (16835 16838) Duchesneodus uintensis (16855 16856 16857) Menodus bakeri (16830) Menodus bakeri, Teleodus sp. (16828)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (New Mexico) Teleodus uintensis (16866 16869 16875)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Utah) Teleodus uintensis (16861)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Georgia) Brontotheriidae indet. (45640)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Brontops brachycephalus (16929) Brontops dispar (17040)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Allops marshi (16971) Brontops sp. (16896) Megacerops osborni, Menodus sp. (17045) Menodus heloceras (16920)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Megaceratops acer, Megaceratops helocerus, Megacerops riggsi, Symborodon bucco, Symborodon torvus (16977) Megacerops kuwagatarhinus (17005)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Utah) Allops marshi (16948)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Allops serotinus, Brontops robustus, Brontotherium curtum, Megacerops marshi (17006) Allops walcotti (16936) Brontops brachycephalus (16937) Brontops dispar, Megacerops brachycephalus (17012) Brontotherium hatcheri (16978) Brontotherium leidyi (16899) Megacerops bicornutus (17013) Megacerops tyleri (16900) Menodus giganteus, Menodus giganteus (16938) Teleodus avus (168799)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (California) Protitanops curryi (17029)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Megacerops sp. (16919 16999) Menodus angustigenis, Menodus proutii, Menodus selwynianus, Menodus syceras (101961)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Texas) Menodus bakeri (16931 17016)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Megacerops kuwagatarhinus (16926)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Mexico (Chihuahua) Brontops brachycephalus (17015)
Early/Lower Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Montana) Menodus sp. (68415)
Early/Lower Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Menodus heloceras (16904)
Late/Upper Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Megacerops sp. (85117)
Middle Chadronian - Late/Upper Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Colorado) Megacerops sp. (156988)