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Diaceratherium massiliae

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Diaceratherium massiliae was named by Ménouret and Guérin (2009). Its type specimen is FSL 520287, a limb element (Left metacarpal IV), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saint-Henri, which is in a Chattian terrestrial claystone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Diaceratherium massiliae Ménouret and Guérin

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyRhinocerotinae
tribeRhinocerotini
subtribeTeleoceratina(Hay 1902)
genusDiaceratheriumDietrich 1931
speciesmassiliae

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.

†Diaceratherium massiliae Ménouret and Guérin 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:08:31
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 27.30000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Diaceratherium massiliae (type locality: 178156)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Aix-en-Provence) Diaceratherium massiliae (183347)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Diaceratherium massiliae (181656)