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Schizotherium bilobatum

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae

Taxonomy
Chalicotherium bilobatum was named by Cope (1889).

It was recombined as Oreinotherium bilobatum by Russell (1934), Colbert (1935); it was recombined as Schizotherium bilobatum by Scott (1941); it was considered a nomen dubium by Skinner (1968), Storer and Bryant (1993), Coombs (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Chalicotherium bilobatum Cope
1891Chalicotherium bilobatum Cope p. 8
1902Chalicotherium bilobatum Hay p. 691
1908Chalicotherium bilobatum Lambe
1934Oreinotherium bilobatum Russell
1935Oreinotherium bilobatum Colbert p. 12
1941Schizotherium bilobatum Scott

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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
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ancylopoda()
superfamilyChalicotherioideaGill 1872
familyChalicotheriidaeGill 1872
genusSchizotheriumGervais 1876
speciesbilobatum()

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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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, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Chadronian or 37.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Chalicotherium bilobatum (101961)