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Palaeomastodon

Osteichthyes - Proboscidea - Palaeomastodontidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Palaeomastodon Andrews
1906Palaeomastodon Andrews p. 130
1919Palaeomastodon Abel p. 826
1945Palaeomastodon Simpson
1980Palaeomastodon Madden p. 58
1988Palaeomastodon Carroll
1996Palaeomastodon Shoshani and Tassy p. 352
1997Palaeomastodon McKenna and Bell p. 498
2005Palaeomastodon Shoshani and Tassy p. 9 figs. Table 2
2007Palaeomastodon Christiansen p. 427
2010Palaeomastodon Sanders et al. p. 182

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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
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
suborderElephantiformesTassy 1988
familyPalaeomastodontidae
genusPalaeomastodonAndrews 1901

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. †Palaeomastodon Andrews 1901
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Palaeomastodon barroisi Pontier 1907
Palaeomastodon beadnelli Andrews 1901
Palaeomastodon parvus Andrews 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:32:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:32:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Oligocene to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) P. beadnelli, P. parvus (65960)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Saudi Arabia (Al Hijaz) P. sp. (97221)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Libya P. sp. (154222)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Ethiopia P. sp. nov. A, P. sp. nov. B (71941)