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Metriotherium mirabile

Mammalia - Dichobunidae

Taxonomy
Metriotherium mirabile was named by Filhol (1882). Its type specimen is MNHN Qu 84, a mandible (mandible with alveoli for p1-2, p3-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Metriotherium.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Metriotherium mirabile Filhol

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyDichobunidaeGill 1872
subfamilyDichobuninaeTurner 1849
genusMetriotheriumFilhol 1882
speciesmirabileFilhol 1882

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.

†Metriotherium mirabile Filhol 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 06:18:28
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:18:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Blondel 1996, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: MP 24 or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Metriotherium mirabile (182658)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03Spain (Cuenca) Metriotherium mirabile (184097)