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Prosantorhinus germanicus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Prosantorhinus germanicus was named by Wang (1929).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. dowillei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Prosantorhinus germanicus Wang
1996Prosantorhinus germanicus Cerdeno

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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
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyRhinocerotinae
tribeRhinocerotini
subtribeTeleoceratina(Hay 1902)
genusProsantorhinusHeissig 1973
speciesgermanicusWang 1929

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: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:08:31
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Langhian or 16.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Prosantorhinus germanicus (49102)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Prosantorhinus germanicus (106003)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Prosantorhinus germanicus (187580)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.65France Prosantorhinus germanicus (191826)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Alsac) Prosantorhinus germanicus (69106)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Prosantorhinus germanicus (142149)