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Floridaceras whitei

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Floridaceras whitei was named by Wood (1964) [genotype]. Its type specimen is M.C.Z. No. 4046, a partial skull (damaged skull with left P1-M3 and right P3 -M3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Floridaceras whitei Wood
2005Floridaceras whitei Prothero p. 68

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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
genusFloridaceras
specieswhitei

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.

†Floridaceras whitei Wood 1964
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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 15:12:04
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:12:04
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Prothero 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Arikareean or 20.43000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Floridaceras whitei (188964)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama (Panama City) Floridaceras whitei (144879 144881)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama Floridaceras whitei (18725)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Floridaceras whitei (18015)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Floridaceras whitei (18597)