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Dorcatherium guntianum

Osteichthyes - Tragulidae

Taxonomy
Dorcatherium guntianum was named by von Meyer (1846).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. vindebonense
Entered
by E. Leckey (authorized by J. Alroy) on 2005-01-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Dorcatherium guntianum von Meyer
2001Dorcatherium guntianum Sach and Heizmann p. 39
2001Dorcatherium guntianum Vislobokova p. S137
2020Dorcatherium guntianum Koufos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderRuminantiaScopoli 1777
infraorderTragulina
familyTragulidaeMilnes-Edwards 1864
genusDorcatherium
speciesguntianumvon Meyer 1846

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.

†Dorcatherium guntianum von Meyer 1846
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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: frugivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:14:24
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the MN 5 or 16.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Dorcatherium guntianum (49102)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Dorcatherium guntianum (187580)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98France Dorcatherium guntianum (142146)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.82France Dorcatherium guntianum (94801 191827)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Midi-Pyrénées) Dorcatherium guntianum (71873)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Germany Dorcatherium guntianum (70364)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Greece (Macedonia) Dorcatherium guntianum (73861)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Dorcatherium guntianum (44977)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Dorcatherium guntianum (90354 148401)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Dorcatherium guntianum (175727)
MN 515.98 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Dorcatherium guntianum (32071 32072)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany Dorcatherium guntianum (46955)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63France (Gers) Dorcatherium guntianum (143472)