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Anchilophus (Anchilophus)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Taxonomy
Anchilophus (Anchilophus) was named by Gervais (1852). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Anchilophus by Gervais (1852), Remy (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Anchilophus (Anchilophus) Gervais
2012Anchilophus (Anchilophus) Remy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyPalaeotheriidaeBonaparte 1850
subfamilyPachynolophinaePaulow 1877
tribeAnchilophini
genusAnchilophusGervais 1852
subgenusAnchilophusGervais 1852

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.

Subg. †Anchilophus (Anchilophus) Gervais 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 02:09:34
Modified: 2005-09-01 04:09:34
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Legendre 1988, Kiessling 2004, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Benton 1996

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) Anchilophus desmaresti (31721)