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Cainotherium miocaenicum

Osteichthyes - Cainotheriidae

Taxonomy
Cainotherium miocaenicum was named by Crusafont-Pairo (1955).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. gracile, C. miocenicum, C. miocoenicum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Cainotherium miocaenicum Crusafont-Pairo
2007Cainotherium miocaenicum Erfurt and Metais p. 70

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
superfamilyCainotherioideaCamp and VanDerHoof 1940
familyCainotheriidaeCope 1881
subfamilyCainotheriinaeCamp and VanderHoof 1940
genusCainotheriumBravard 1828
speciesmiocaenicumCrusafont-Pairo 1955

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 miocaenicum Crusafont-Pairo 1955
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Orleanian to the top of the Langhian or 20.00000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Spain (Castile-La Mancha) Cainotherium miocaenicum (136269)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Spain (Madrid) Cainotherium miocaenicum (40747)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) Cainotherium miocaenicum (180192)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain (Madrid) Cainotherium miocaenicum (197673 197674)