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Cainotherium laticurvatum

Osteichthyes - Cainotheriidae

Taxonomy

Caenotherium laticurvatum was named by Geoffroy (1833).

It was recombined as Cainotherium laticurvatum by Erfurt and Metais (2007).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

C. gracile, C. miocenicum, C. miocoenicum

Synonyms

Caenotherium commune was named by Bravard (1835).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caenotherium laticurvatum by Hürzeler (1936).
Caenotherium minimum was named by Bravard (1835).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caenotherium laticurvatum by Hürzeler (1936).
Caenotherium leptognathum was named by Leizer and Parieu (1838).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caenotherium laticurvatum by Hürzeler (1936).
Caenotherium concinnum was named by Meyer (1843).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caenotherium laticurvatum by Hürzeler (1936).
Caenotherium leptorhynchum was named by Pomel (1846).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caenotherium laticurvatum by Hürzeler (1936).
Caenotherium elegans was named by Pomel (1847).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caenotherium laticurvatum by Hürzeler (1936).
Caenotherium medium was named by Blainville (1849).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caenotherium laticurvatum by Hürzeler (1936).
Caenotherium cournonense was named by Blainville (1849).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caenotherium laticurvatum by Hürzeler (1936).
Caenotherium metopias was named by Pomel (1851).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caenotherium laticurvatum by Hürzeler (1936).
Caenotherium geoffroyi was named by Pomel (1851).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caenotherium laticurvatum by Hürzeler (1936).
Caenotherium nouleti was named by Lartet (1851).

It was synonymized subjectively with Caenotherium laticurvatum by Hürzeler (1936).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1833	Caenotherium laticurvatum Geoffroy
1835	Caenotherium commune Bravard
1835	Caenotherium minimum Bravard
1838	Caenotherium leptognathum Leizer and Parieu
1843	Caenotherium concinnum Meyer
1846	Caenotherium leptorhynchum Pomel
1846	Caenotherium leptorhynchum Pomerl
1847	Caenotherium elegans Pomel
1849	Caenotherium cournonense Blainville
1849	Caenotherium medium Blainville
1851	Caenotherium nouleti Lartet
1851	Caenotherium geoffroyi Pomel
1851	Caenotherium metopias Pomel
2007	Cainotherium laticurvatum Erfurt and Metais p. 70

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()

Rank	Name	Author
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
superfamily	Cainotherioidea	Camp and VanDerHoof 1940
family	Cainotheriidae	Cope 1881
subfamily	Cainotheriinae	Camp and VanderHoof 1940
genus	Cainotherium	Bravard 1828
species	laticurvatum	(Geoffroy 1833)

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.

†Cainotherium laticurvatum Geoffroy 1833

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Invalid names: Caenotherium commune Bravard 1835 [synonym], Caenotherium concinnum Meyer 1843 [synonym], Caenotherium cournonense Blainville 1849 [synonym], Caenotherium elegans Pomel 1847 [synonym], Caenotherium geoffroyi Pomel 1851 [synonym], Caenotherium leptognathum Leizer and Parieu 1838 [synonym], Caenotherium leptorhynchum Pomel 1846 [synonym], Caenotherium medium Blainville 1849 [synonym], Caenotherium metopias Pomel 1851 [synonym], Caenotherium minimum Bravard 1835 [synonym], Caenotherium nouleti Lartet 1851 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

phosphaticsubp

Environment:

terrestrialo

Locomotion:

actively mobilec

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, c = class, subp = subphylum

References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene	33.9 - 27.3	France (Allier)	Caenotherium laticurvatum (45585)