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Plagiolophus minor

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Taxonomy
Plagiolophus minor was named by Cuvier (1804).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. carteri, P. casasecaensis, P. major, P. ovinus, P. oweni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Plagiolophus minor Cuvier
2017Plagiolophus minor Remy

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyPalaeotheriidaeBonaparte 1850
subfamilyPalaeotheriinae()
genusPlagiolophusPomel 1847
speciesminorCuvier 1804

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.

†Plagiolophus minor Cuvier 1804
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: frugivoreg
Diet 2: folivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 02:14:18
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:26:56
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Tarn) Plagiolophus minor (78243)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Plagiolophus minor (41652)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Occitanie) Plagiolophus minor (183976)
MP 18 - MP 1937.71 - 33.9France (Allier) Plagiolophus minor (143459)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Plagiolophus minor (12843 12852)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Plagiolophus minor (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Bulgaria Plagiolophus minor (103742)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Plagiolophus minor (184760)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Germany Plagiolophus minor (36984)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Auvergne Region) Plagiolophus minor (31767)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France Plagiolophus minor (183452)