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Propalaeotherium argentonicum

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Taxonomy
Propalaeotherium argentonicum was named by Gervais (1853).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Propalaeotherium argentonicum Gervais
1986Propalaeotherium argentonicum Hooker p. 343

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyPalaeotheriidaeBonaparte 1850
subfamilyPachynolophinaePaulow 1877
genusPropalaeotheriumGervais
speciesargentonicumGervais 1853

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.

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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: folivoreg
Diet 2: frugivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 01:48:48
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:25:41
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 Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium argentonicum (45749)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium argentonicum (44999)