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Aphelops

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Aphelops was named by Owen (1845) [also attributed to Cope 1873 and Cope 1874]. It is not extant. Its type is Aceratherium megalodum.

It was assigned to Rhinoceridae by Cope (1881); to Elasmotheriinae by Hay (1902); to Aceratheriinae by Prothero and Schoch (1989), Prothero (1998), Prothero (2005), Gustafson (2012); and to Rhinocerotidae by Owen (1845), Scott (1913), Gazin and Collins (1950), Carroll (1988), Hulbert and Whitmore (2006), Eshelman et al. (2026).

Species
A. cristalatus, A. jemezanus, A. longipes, A. malacorhinus, A. megalodus, A. mutilus (syn. A. longinaris, A. kimballensis)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2019-09-05

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Aphelops Owen
1875Aphelops jemezanus Cope p. 4
1877Aphelops jemezanus Cope
1881Aphelops Cope p. 393
1902Aphelops Hay p. 645
1902Aphelops jemezanus Hay p. 646
1913Aphelops Scott p. 291
1950Aphelops Gazin and Collins p. 13
1988Aphelops Carroll
1989Aphelops Prothero and Schoch p. 535
1998Aphelops Prothero p. 600
2005Aphelops Prothero p. 71
2006Aphelops Hulbert and Whitmore p. 18
2012Aphelops Gustafson
2026Aphelops Eshelman et al. p. 117

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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
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyAceratheriinaeDollo 1885
genusAphelopsOwen 1845

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. †Aphelops Owen 1845
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†Aphelops cristalatus Henshaw 1942
†Aphelops longipes Leidy 1890
†Aphelops malacorhinus Cope 1878
†Aphelops megalodus Cope 1873
†Aphelops mutilus Matthew 1924
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Invalid names: Aphelops kimballensis Tanner 1967 [synonym], Aphelops longinaris Frye et al. 1956 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aphelops jemezanus Cope 1875 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: browser based on stable isotopes (MacFadden and Cerling 1996)g
Created: 2005-08-31 15:12:21
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:33:00
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Prothero 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Tortonian or 18.50000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (190 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Texas) A. megalodus (18644 18648) Rhinocerotidae indet. (18671)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Kansas) A. sp. (18338)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) A. sp. (19577)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) A. sp. (18865)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Idaho) A. malacorhinus (19087)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Montana) A. sp. (18966)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Louisiana) A. sp. (163859)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Dakota) A. sp. (18383)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Nevada) A. sp. (18895 18922 18988 19040)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Oregon) A. sp. (18929)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82USA (Maryland) A. sp. (18518)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) A. megalodus (17978)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nevada) A. sp. (18961 18962 18963 18965)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) A. megalodus (17957)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) A. megalodus (17872 17883 17920 17952 17961 17980 17987 17988 17999 18000 18001) A. sp. (17895)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) A. sp. (18561)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Colorado) A. sp. (17908)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) A. sp. (18160)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) A. megalodus (18608 18619 18627 18646 18660) A. sp. (18613 207493)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) A. megalodus (19356 19364 19366 19422 19458 19542 19567 160740) A. sp. (19460 19510)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) A. megalodus (19287 19470) A. sp. (19449 19535)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) A. megalodus (18090 18124 18261 18281 18284 18337 18345) A. sp. (18192 18442) Rhinocerotidae indet. (18361)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) A. megalodus (19088 19103) A. sp. (181731)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Louisiana) A. sp. (18621 18656 164388)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) A. megalodus (18203)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) A. sp. (18809 19011 19017 19019)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) A. megalodus (18661 18665 18674) A. sp. (18630)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) A. megalodus (17880 17903 17904 17905 17955 17956 17972 17975 17976 17985 18011 18019 18020)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) A. megalodus (19547)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Florida) A. sp. (18538 18549)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) A. megalodus (18077 18306) A. sp. (18235)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (New Mexico) A. malacorhinus (19531)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Colorado) A. megalodus (18445)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (Florida) A. sp. (18596)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) A. malacorhinus (206998)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) A. sp. (49945)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) A. sp. (18623 207452) Rhinocerotidae indet. (18098)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) A. megalodus (18037 18057 18099 18108 18135 18145 18214 18218 18227 18242 18245 18333 18425 18447 18458 18460 18496 159704) A. sp. (18092 18315 18316 188779)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) A. megalodus (18987) A. sp. (18845)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) A. sp. (18816 18830)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) A. megalodus (18200 18268) A. sp. (18406)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) A. megalodus (18327)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) A. malacorhinus (18554)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) A. megalodus (18134) A. mutilus (18305) A. sp. (18236 18295)
Late/Upper Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Texas) A. malacorhinus (18307)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Florida) A. longipes (18505)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.63 - 3.6USA (California) A. sp. (19468)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) A. malacorhinus (18237 18415) A. mutilus (18140 18342) A. sp. (18046 18166 18241 18263)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Colorado) A. longinaris, A. mutilus (18495)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) A. longipes (18560 18563) A. malacorhinus (216990) A. mutilus (18564 18601 26549) A. sp. (18529)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Washington) A. mutilus (157237)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nevada) A. malacorhinus (19095) A. sp. (19057)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) A. sp. (19419 19476)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (New Mexico) A. mutilus (19533)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) A. malacorhinus (18034)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) A. mutilus (18033 18086 18225 18258) A. sp. (18158)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Alabama) A. sp. (18559)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) A. sp. (18833)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) A. kimballensis (18097) A. malacorhinus (18198) A. malacorhinus, A. mutilus (18072) A. sp. (18073 18175)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (New Mexico) A. mutilus (19473)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) A. mutilus (18126 18359)
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Idaho) A. mutilus (218109 218111)
early Early Hemphillian - late Early Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) A. sp. (18539)
late Early Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) A. sp. (18552)