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Palaeorhynchus
Taxonomy
Palaeorhynchum was named by de Blainville (1818) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m T Mi-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is the type genus of Palaeorhynchidae.
It was corrected as Palaeorhynchus by Danil'chenko (1960), Danilt'chenko (1962), Jerzmanska (1968), Danil'chenko (1980), Sepkoski (2002), Fierstine (2006), Monsch and Bannikov (2011), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).
It was assigned to Acanthomorpha by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeorhynchidae by Danil'chenko (1960), Danilt'chenko (1962), Jerzmanska (1968), Danil'chenko (1980), Fierstine (2006), Monsch and Bannikov (2011), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).
It was corrected as Palaeorhynchus by Danil'chenko (1960), Danilt'chenko (1962), Jerzmanska (1968), Danil'chenko (1980), Sepkoski (2002), Fierstine (2006), Monsch and Bannikov (2011), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).
It was assigned to Acanthomorpha by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeorhynchidae by Danil'chenko (1960), Danilt'chenko (1962), Jerzmanska (1968), Danil'chenko (1980), Fierstine (2006), Monsch and Bannikov (2011), Carnevale et al. (2014), Bannikov (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Palaeorhynchus Danil'chenko p. 165 |
| 1962 | Palaeorhynchus Danilt'chenko p. 123 |
| 1968 | Palaeorhynchus Jerzmanska p. 466 |
| 1980 | Palaeorhynchus Danil'chenko p. 162 |
| 2002 | Palaeorhynchus Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Palaeorhynchus Fierstine p. 435 |
| 2011 | Palaeorhynchus Monsch and Bannikov p. 289 |
| 2014 | Palaeorhynchus Bannikov p. 30 |
| 2014 | Palaeorhynchus Carnevale et al. p. 45 |
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†Palaeorhynchum latum Agassiz 1842
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†Palaeorhynchum medium Agassiz 1842
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†Palaeorhynchum egertoni Agassiz 1842
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†Palaeorhynchum microspondylum Agassiz 1842
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†Palaeorhynchum longirostre Agassiz 1842
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ypresian | Italy | P. zorzini (94830) | |
| Lutetian | Georgia | P. senectus (185619) | |
| Middle Eocene - Late/Upper Eocene | Iran | P. sp. (205345) | |
| Bartonian | Georgia | P. parini (186448) | |
| Rupelian | Georgia | P. parini (186469) | |
| Rupelian | Romania | P. longirostris, P. glarisianus (113962) P. zitteli (50344) | |
| Rupelian | Azerbaijan | P. zitteli (186452) | |
| Rupelian | Poland | P. zitteli (186475) | |
| Rupelian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | P. zitteli, P. glarisianus (68021) |