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Paenanthracotherium

Osteichthyes - Anthracotheriidae

Taxonomy
Paenanthracotherium was named by Scherler et al. (2019). Its type is Paenanthracotherium bergeri.

It was assigned to Anthracotheriinae by Scherler et al. (2019).

Species
Elliotherium murphyi, P. bergeri (type species), P. hippoideum, P. strategus
Entered
by P. Mannion on 2018-10-26; modified by P. Mannion on 2018-10-27

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Elliotherium murphyi Pickford
2019Paenanthracotherium Scherler et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyAnthracotheriidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyAnthracotheriinaeLeidy 1869
genusPaenanthracotherium

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.

G. †Paenanthracotherium Scherler et al. 2019
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†Paenanthracotherium bergeri Scherler et al. 2019
†Paenanthracotherium strategus Forster-Cooper 1913
Invalid names: Elliotherium murphyi Pickford 2016 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:33:14
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:33:14
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Kron and Manning 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Loire) P. bergeri (181634)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France P. bergeri (197232)
MP 22 - MP 2433.9 - 27.3France P. hippoideum (74638)
MP 22 - MP 2433.9 - 27.3Germany P. hippoideum (197237)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France P. hippoideum (197236)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3Switzerland (Canton Jura) P. hippoideum (183545)
MP 2433.9 - 27.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) P. bergeri (182658)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) P. hippoideum (200439)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Romania P. bergeri (197234)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04France P. bergeri (197233)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France P. bergeri (60281)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-du-Rhone) P. hippoideum (181656)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Pakistan (Baluchistan) Brachyodus strategus (197242)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Aix-en-Provence) P. bergeri (183347)
MP 2627.3 - 23.04France P. hippoideum (197235)
MP 2727.3 - 23.04Switzerland Anthracotherium sp. (184454)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04France (Quercy) P. bergeri (36715)
MP 2927.3 - 23.04France (Lot-et-Garonne) P. bergeri (181644)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98France (Aude) Anthracotherium hippoideum (117925)