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Arsinoitheriidae

Osteichthyes - Embrithopoda - Arsinoitheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Arsinoitheriidae Andrews
1906Arsinoitheriidae Andrews p. 2
1979Arsinoitheriidae Sen and Heintz p. 76
1985Arsinoitheriidae Radulesco and Sudre p. 141
1988Arsinoitheriidae Carroll
2008Arsinoitheriidae Pickford et al. p. 477
2016Arsinoitheriidae Erdal et al.
2025Arsinoitheriidae Gheerbrant et al. p. 347

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderEmbrithopoda
familyArsinoitheriidaeAndrews 1904
familyArsinoitheriidaeAndrews 1904

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.

Fm. †Arsinoitheriidae Andrews 1904
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Subfm. †Arsinoitheriinae Sen and Heintz 1979
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G. †Arsinoitherium Beadnell 1902
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Arsinoitherium giganteum Sanders et al. 2004
Arsinoitherium zitelli Beadnell 1902
Arsinoitherium zitteli Beadnell 1902
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Invalid names: Arsinoitherium andrewsi Lankester 1903 [synonym]
Subfm. †Palaeoamasiinae Sen and Heintz 1979
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G. †Axainamasia Métais et al. 2024
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Axainamasia sandersi Métais et al. 2024
G. †Crivadiatherium Radulesco et al. 1976
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Crivadiatherium iliescui Radulesco and Sudre 1985
Crivadiatherium mackennai Radulesco et al. 1976
Crivadiatherium sahini Métais et al. 2024
Crivadiatherium sevketseni Métais et al. 2024
G. †Palaeoamasia Ozansoy 1966
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Palaeoamasia kansui Ozansoy 1966
Invalid names: Hypsamasia Maas et al. 1998 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Chattian or 56.00000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Türkiye (Kırşehir) Crivadiatherium sahini, Crivadiatherium sevketseni (240578)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Türkiye (Amasya) Palaeoamasia kansui (84608)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene56.0 - 37.71Türkiye Palaeoamasia kansui (84607 84609 182489)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Türkiye (Ankara) Hypsamasia seni (84511)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Romania (Hunedoara Departement) Crivadiatherium mackennai, Crivadiatherium iliescui (36132)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Oman Arsinoitherium sp. (84510)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.03 - 33.9Libya Arsinoitherium sp. (55449)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Tunisia Arsinoitherium sp. (182490)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Türkiye Palaeoamasia n. sp. (182498)
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Arsinoitherium zitteli, Arsinoitherium andrewsi (65960)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Oman (Dhofar) Arsinoitherium andrewsi (179726) Arsinoitherium indet. (192927) Arsinotherium andrewsi, Arsinoitherium indet. (162464 175334) Arsinotherium indet. (192925)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Türkiye Palaeoamasia n. sp. (182499)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Arsinoitherium sp. (60127)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Saudi Arabia (Al Hijaz) Arsinoitherium zitteli (97221)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Ethiopia Arsinoitherium sp. (71941)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Angola (Cabinda) Arsinoitherium indet. (56682)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Kenya (Turkana) Arsinoitherium sp. (174662)