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Macrotherium magnum

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae

Taxonomy
Macrotherium magnum was named by Lartet (1837).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Macrotherium magnum Lartet
1935Macrotherium magnum Colbert p. 12

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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)
Ancylopoda()
superfamilyChalicotherioideaGill 1872
familyChalicotheriidaeGill 1872
subfamilySchizotheriinae
genusMacrotheriumLartet 1837
speciesmagnumLartet 1837

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.

Macrotherium magnum Lartet 1837
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsuperf
Diet: browsersuperf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:59:14
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:59:14
Source: superf = superfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Coombs 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available