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Diceratherium annectens

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Rhinoceros annectens was named by Marsh (1873).

It was recombined as Diceratherium annectens by Hay (1902), Loomis (1908), Peterson (1920), Albright (1999), Prothero (2005) and Strganac (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. douvillei

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Rhinoceros annectens Marsh p. 409
1875Diceratherium nanum Marsh
1902Diceratherium annectens Hay p. 644
1902Diceratherium nanum Hay p. 644
1908Diceratherium annectens Loomis
1920Diceratherium annectens Peterson
1921Diceratherium cuspidatum Troxell
1999Diceratherium annectens Albright
2005Diceratherium annectens Prothero p. 52
2011Diceratherium annectens Strganac p. 23

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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
subtribeElasmotheriina()
genusDiceratherium
speciesannectens()

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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Invalid names: Diceratherium cuspidatum Troxell 1921 [synonym], Diceratherium nanum Marsh 1875 [synonym]
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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Harrisonian or 33.30000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Oregon) Diceratherium sp. (17313)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Diceratherium annectens (17494)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Oregon) Diceratherium annectens (17537)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Diceratherium annectens (17599 17719)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Diceratherium annectens (17483 17520)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) Diceratherium annectens (17509 17543)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Diceratherium annectens (17472 17703)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Diceratherium annectens (156729)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Diceratherium annectens (17723)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Washington) Diceratherium annectens (119837 119838)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Diceratherium annectens (17805)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Diceratherium annectens (17794 17801 17815)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Texas) Diceratherium annectens (18663)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Nebraska) Diceratherium annectens (22630)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Texas) Caenopus sp. (18672)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) Diceratherium annectens (18617)