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Anchilophus (Anchilophus) desmaresti

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Taxonomy
Anchilophus desmaresti was named by Gervais (1852). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MNHN EBP-1, a partial skull (a palate with teeth).

It was recombined as Anchilophus (Anchilophus) desmaresti by Remy (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. radegondense, A. radegonensis

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

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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()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyPalaeotheriidaeBonaparte 1850
subfamilyPachynolophinaePaulow 1877
tribeAnchilophini
genusAnchilophusGervais 1852
subgenusAnchilophusGervais 1852
speciesdesmaresti(Gervais 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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, 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)