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Persiatherium rodleri

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Persiatherium rodleri was named by Pandolfi (2015). Its type specimen is NHMW 2014/0426/0001, a partial skull (Basal portion of skull with right and left maxillae), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kopran, Maragheh, which is in a Vallesian terrestrial horizon in Iran. It is the type species of Persiatherium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Persiatherium rodleri Pandolfi fig. 2

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
tribeAceratheriiniDollo 1885
genusPersiatherium
speciesrodleri

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.

Persiatherium rodleri Pandolfi 2015
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Vallesian or 11.63000 to 8.72500 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Iran (Azerbaijan) Persiatherium rodleri (type locality: 92654)