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Palaeotherium ruetimeyeri

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Taxonomy
Palaeotherium ruetimeyeri was named by Franzen (1968). Its type specimen is NMB Ec-552, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Egerkingen, alpha fissure, which is in a Bartonian fissure fill horizon in Switzerland.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. heimi, P. latum, P. muelhbergi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Palaeotherium ruetimeyeri Franzen
1986Palaeotherium ruetimeyeri Hooker p. 371

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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()
genusPalaeotheriumCuvier 1804
speciesruetimeyeriFranzen 1968

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.

†Palaeotherium ruetimeyeri Franzen 1968
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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 02:13:30
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:25:24
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Canton Vaud) Palaeotherium ruetimeyeri (183158)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Rhone-Alpes Region) Palaeotherium ruetimeyeri (31741)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Palaeotherium ruetimeyeri (31736 183350)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) Palaeotherium ruetimeyeri (type locality: 31720 31721)