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Tapiriscus pannonicus

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae

Taxonomy
Tapiriscus pannonicus was named by Kretzoi (1951). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Tapiriscus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Tapiriscus pannonicus Kretzoi
2013Tapiriscus pannonicus Franzen p. 172

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyTapiroideaGill 1872
familyTapiridae()
genusTapiriscusKretzoi 1951
speciespannonicusKretzoi 1951

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.

Tapiriscus pannonicus Kretzoi 1951
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. L. Franzen 2013Small; cheek teeth brachyodont and relatively narrow; dP1 persistent; clearly smaller than Tapirus priscus
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: 2005-08-22 20:13:37
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: MN 11 or 8.72500 to 7.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 118.725 - 7.9Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Tapiriscus pannonicus (69802)