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Schizotheriinae

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Schizotheriinae Holland and Peterson p. 203
1935Schizotherini Colbert p. 12
1965Schizotheriinae Butler p. 223
1989Schizotheriinae Prothero and Schoch p. 533
2007Schizotheriinae Geraads et al. p. 461

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ancylopoda()
superfamilyChalicotherioideaGill 1872
familyChalicotheriidaeGill 1872
subfamilySchizotheriinae
subfamilySchizotheriinae

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.

Subfm. †Schizotheriinae Holland and Peterson 1913
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G. †Ancylotheriopus Guérin 1987
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†Ancylotheriopus tanzaniae Guérin 1987
G. †Ancylotherium Gaudry 1863
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†Ancylotherium hellenicum Koufos 2012
†Ancylotherium pentelicum Gaudry and Lartet 1856
Invalid names: Chemositia Pickford 1979 [synonym], Gansuodon Wu and Chen 1976 [synonym], Hoangkotherium Unknown [synonym]
G. †Borissiakia Butler 1965
G. †Macrotherium Lartet 1837
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†Macrotherium giganteum Pictet 1844
†Macrotherium magnum Lartet 1837
†Macrotherium minus Lartet 1837
†Macrotherium rhodanicum Deperet 1892
†Macrotherium sansaniense Lartet 1837
†Macrotherium secundarium Filhol 1890
†Macrotherium turgaicum Borissiak 1921
G. †Metaschizotherium von Koenigswald 1932
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†Metaschizotherium henningi Dietrich 1942
G. †Phyllotillon Pilgrim 1910
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†Phyllotillon huangheensis Qiu et al. 1998
†Phyllotillon naricus Filhol 1879
G. †Tylocephalonyx Coombs 1979
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†Tylocephalonyx skinneri Coombs 1979
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. H. Colbert 1935Advancedgeneraofmediumtoverylargesize. Elongated,hypso-
dontmolars,withectolophtendingtobevertical,thusmakingthetips of the paracone and metacone on or outside of the median line of the tooth; molarindicesusuallybelow90; metastylidnotreduced. Manus tetradactyl, pes tridactyl; trapezium present; astragalus articulating withnavicularonly; articulatingfacetsofproximalphalangesinclined to median axis of bones; limbs subequal in length.
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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Coombs 1998

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Gelasian or 28.40000 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (70 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5Panama (Panama) Schizotheriinae indet. (152378)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Georgia Phyllotillon sp. (182744)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kazakhstan (Aktyubinskaya) Schizotherium turgaicum (73994)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Kazakhstan Phyllotillon betpakdalensis (74901)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97China (Gansu) Borissiakia huangheensis (231953) Phyllotillon huangheensis (175342 182896)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) Moropus sp. (19038)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Gansu) Phyllotillon sp. (42065)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Delaware) Tylocephalonyx sp. (18579)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Tylocephalonyx sp. (18929)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Tylocephalonyx skinneri (167861)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Moropus sp. (17871 17883 17902 17920 17952 17980 17988 18001) Tylocephalonyx skinneri (17900 17917 17961 17979)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Tylocephalonyx skinneri (19073 19074 19078 19080)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Tylocephalonyx sp. (17976)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333USA (Utah) Tylocephalonyx sp. (18886)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62China (Ningxia) Schizotheriinae indet. (42539)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Russian Federation (Stavropol) Phyllotillon sp. (56738)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Ancylotherium sp. (206345)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Macrotherium sp. (11798)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Ancylotherium sp. (39709)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Kenya Schizotheriinae indet. (219711)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Greece (Central Macedonia) Ancylotherium hellenicum (202119)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Attica) Ancylotherium pentelici (182754) Ancylotherium pentelicum (202631)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) Ancylotherium sp. (195432 195435)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Usak) Ancylotherium pentelicum (34462)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Gansu) Gansuodon pingliangense (37002)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Denizli) Ancylotherium pentelicum (197642)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Bulgaria (Blagoevgrard) Ancylotherium pentelicum (197446)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Samos) Ancylotherium pentelicum (202215 202216 202218)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) Ancylotherium pentelicum (202213)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Afghanistan Ancylotherium sp. (75492)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Macedonia) Ancylotherium pentelicum (73553)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Bulgaria Ancylotherium sp. (208569)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Kenya Ancylotherium sp. (22274) Chemositia tugenensis (22307)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece Ancylotherium pentelicum (95691)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588South Africa Metaschizotherium transvaalensis (22352)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Ancylotherium hennigi (32050)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Rift Valley) Ancylotheriopus tanzaniae (22599)
Zanclean - Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Kenya Ancylotherium hennigi (22267)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Tanzania Ancylotherium hennigi (21790 21796 21802)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Ethiopia Ancylotherium hennigi (21559 21632 21680 21683 22014)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Ancylotherium hennigi (22491 22492 22494)