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Mixtotherium

Osteichthyes - Mixtotheriidae

Taxonomy
Mixtotherium was named by Filhol (1880).

It was assigned to Cebochoeridae by Carroll (1988); and to Mixtotheriidae by Hooker (1986), McKenna and Bell (1997), Erfurt and Metais (2007).

Species
M. cuspidatum, M. depressum, M. gresslyi, M. infans, M. lavergnense, M. leenhardti, M. priscum, M. quercyi
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Uhen on 2019-02-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Mixtotherium Filhol
1986Mixtotherium Hooker p. 381
1988Mixtotherium Carroll
1997Mixtotherium McKenna and Bell p. 402
2007Mixtotherium Erfurt and Metais p. 67

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyMixtotheriidaePearson 1927
genusMixtotheriumFilhol 1880

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. †Mixtotherium Filhol 1880
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†Mixtotherium cuspidatum Filhol 1880
†Mixtotherium depressum Filhol 1884
†Mixtotherium gresslyi Rutimeyer 1891
†Mixtotherium infans Stehlin 1910
†Mixtotherium leenhardti Stehlin 1908
†Mixtotherium priscum Stehlin 1908
†Mixtotherium quercyi Filhol 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MP 14 to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France M. priscum (184468)
MP 1448.07 - 41.03France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) M. priscum (184174)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) M. priscum (31723)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71United Kingdom (England) M. priscum (39014)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Canton de Vaud) M. lavergnense (182607)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland M. sp., M. gresslyi, M. infans (31742)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Jura) M. lavergnense (182385)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) M. gresslyi, M. priscum, M. infans (31720) M. priscum (31718 182806)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Canton Vaud) M. priscum (183158)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Rhone-Alpes Region) M. gresslyi, M. priscum (31741)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy) M. cuspidatum (12850)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) M. cuspidatum (12853)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) M. cuspidatum (12841 31635)