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Chalicotherium goldfussi

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae

Discussion

Lectotype designated by Schaefer and Zapfe (1971)

Taxonomy
Chalicotherium goldfussi was named by Kaup (1833). Its type specimen is HLM Din. 3167 (lectotype), a tooth (right M3 ), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. grandae, C. pentelici

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Chalicotherium goldfussi Kaup
1833Chalicotherium antiquum Kaup p. 6
1902Chalicotherium goldfussi Hay p. 691
1935Chalicotherium antiquum Colbert p. 11
1935Chalicotherium goldfussi Colbert p. 11
1965Chalicotherium goldfussi Butler p. 167

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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
genusChalicotherium
speciesgoldfussi

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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Invalid names: Chalicotherium antiquum Kaup 1833 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Coombs 1998, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Sarmatian to the top of the MN 9 or 12.80000 to 9.67000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Türkiye Chalicotherium goldfussi (56563)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Austria (Niederösterreich) Chalicotherium goldfussi (45042 45043)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Attiki) Chalicotherium goldfussi (195562)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Chalicotherium goldfussi (75481)