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Metanchilophus dumasi

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Taxonomy
Anchilophus dumasi was named by Gervais (1849). It is not extant. Its type specimen is FSL 5851 (neotype), a maxilla (left maxilla with P2/-M3).

It was recombined as Metanchilophus dumasi by Remy (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Anchilophus dumasi Gervais
2005Anchilophus dumasi Badiola et al.
2012Metanchilophus dumasi Remy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
genusMetanchilophus
speciesdumasi(Gervais 1849)

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.

†Metanchilophus dumasi Gervais 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 05:07:24
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:24:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1996, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Switzerland Anchilophus dumasi (195853)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region Region) Anchilophus dumasi (31756)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Anchilophus dumasi (31759)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Anchilophus dumasi (31751)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Anchilophus dumasi (31757 31760)