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Paenanthracotherium hippoideum

Osteichthyes - Anthracotheriidae

Taxonomy
Anthracotherium hippoideum was named by Rutimeyer (1856).

It was recombined as Paenanthracotherium hippoideum by Scherler et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Anthracotherium hippoideum Rutimeyer
2019Paenanthracotherium hippoideum 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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyAnthracotheriidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyAnthracotheriinaeLeidy 1869
genusPaenanthracotherium
specieshippoideum(Rutimeyer 1856)

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: 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: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Kron and Manning 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MP 22 to the top of the MP 26 or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 22 - MP 2433.9 - 27.3Germany Paenanthracotherium hippoideum (197237)
MP 22 - MP 2433.9 - 27.3France Paenanthracotherium hippoideum (74638)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Paenanthracotherium hippoideum (197236)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3Switzerland (Canton Jura) Paenanthracotherium hippoideum (183545)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) Paenanthracotherium hippoideum (200439)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Paenanthracotherium hippoideum (181656)
MP 2627.3 - 23.04France Paenanthracotherium hippoideum (197235)
MP 2727.3 - 23.04Switzerland Anthracotherium sp. (184454)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98France (Aude) Anthracotherium hippoideum (117925)