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Anisodon macedonicus

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae

Taxonomy
Macrotherium macedonicum was named by de Bonis et al. (1995). Its type specimen is LGPUT DKO 234, a partial skull (almost complete cranium), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dytiko-3, which is in a Turolian terrestrial marl/sandstone in the Dytiko Formation of Greece.

It was recombined as Anisodon macedonicus by Koufos (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Macrotherium macedonicum de Bonis et al. p. 138
2012Anisodon macedonicus Koufos

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ancylopoda()
superfamilyChalicotherioideaGill 1872
familyChalicotheriidaeGill 1872
subfamilyChalicotheriinae
genusAnisodonLartet 1851
speciesmacedonicus()

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.

†Anisodon macedonicus de Bonis et al. 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsuperf
Diet: browsersuperf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:59:14
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:59:14
Source: superf = superfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Coombs 1998, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 8.72500 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) Chalicotheriidae indet. (202222) Chalicotherium goldfussi (182750)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Macedonia) Macrotherium macedonicum (type locality: 32376)