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Bothriogenys fraasi

Mammalia - Anthracotheriidae

Taxonomy
Brachyodus fraasi was named by Schmidt (1913) [Lectotype (design. Black 1978): Skull with left P1-P3, Nr M 10 186]. It is the type species of Bothriogenys.

It was recombined as Bothriogenys fraasi by Black (1978) and Ducrocq et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Brachyodus fraasi Schmidt
1978Bothriogenys fraasi Black
2015Bothriogenys fraasi Ducrocq et al.

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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
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyAnthracotheriidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyBothriodontinae
genusBothriogenysSchmidt 1913
speciesfraasi()

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.

Bothriogenys fraasi Schmidt 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:33:14
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:33:14
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Kron and Manning 1998

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt Bothriogenys fraasi (108833)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Bothriogenys fraasi (12954 12960 176344)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Saudi Arabia (Al Hijaz) Bothriogenys fraasi (97221)