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Schansitherium tafeli

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Schansitherium tafeli was named by Kilgus (1922). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Schansitherium tafeli Kilgus

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
genusSchansitheriumKilgus 1922
speciestafeliKilgus 1922

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.

†Schansitherium tafeli Kilgus 1922
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 10 to the top of the MN 11 or 9.70000 to 7.75000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 10 - MN 119.7 - 7.75China (Shaanxi) Schansitherium tafeli (78322 78323)