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Aphelops malacorhinus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Aphelops malacorhinus was named by Cope (1878) [also said to be 1878 - confirmed with 1878 ref (14502) by M. Carrano].

Subspecies
A. longinaris

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Aphelops malacorhinus Cope pp. 383-384
1881Aphelops malacorhinus Cope
1896Aphelops malacorhinus Leidy and Lucas p. 45
1902Aphelops malacorhinus Hay p. 646
2005Aphelops malacorhinus Prothero pp. 78-79
2019Aphelops malacorhinus Albright et al. p. 185

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyAceratheriinaeDollo 1885
genusAphelopsOwen 1845
speciesmalacorhinus

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.

†Aphelops malacorhinus Cope 1878
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:12:21
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:33:00
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Prothero 1998, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Clarendonian to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 12.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Idaho) Aphelops malacorhinus (19087)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (New Mexico) Aphelops malacorhinus (19531)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333USA (South Carolina) Aphelops malacorhinus (206998)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Aphelops malacorhinus (18554)
Late/Upper Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Texas) Aphelops malacorhinus (18307)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oklahoma) Aphelops malacorhinus (18034)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Aphelops malacorhinus (18237 18415)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nevada) Aphelops malacorhinus (19095) Aphelops sp. (19057)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Aphelops malacorhinus (216990)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) Aphelops malacorhinus (18072 18198)