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Acotherulum quercyi

Mammalia - Cebochoeridae

Taxonomy
Acotherulum quercyi was named by Stehlin (1908) [This species was not originally in Acotherulum, but I cannot figure out what the original genus was.].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Acotherulum quercyi Stehlin p. 61
1986Acotherulum quercyi Hooker p. 399

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyCebochoeridaeLydekker
genusAcotherulumGervais 1850
speciesquercyiStehlin 1908

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.

Acotherulum quercyi Stehlin 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Acotherulum quercyi (41652)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Belgium Acotherulum quercyi (31748)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Limousin) Acotherulum quercyi (31753)