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Palaeotherium curtum

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Taxonomy
Palaeotherium curtum was named by Cuvier (1812).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1812Palaeotherium curtum Cuvier
1844Palaeotherium curtum Owen p. 225
1986Palaeotherium curtum 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
speciescurtumCuvier 1812

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 curtum Cuvier 1812
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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, Carroll 1988, Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Spain (Zamora) Palaeotherium curtum (45234)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Palaeotherium curtum (39264 41652)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) Palaeotherium curtum (31739)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Palaeotherium curtum (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Palaeotherium curtum (184758)