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Brachypotherium brachypus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Brachypotherium brachypus was named by Lartet (1848).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. perimense, B. americanum, B. lewisi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Brachypotherium brachypus Lartet
1992Brachypotherium brachypus Cerdeno
2010Brachypotherium brachypus Antoine et al.
2013Brachypotherium brachypus Lu

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyRhinocerotinae
tribeRhinocerotini
subtribeTeleoceratina(Hay 1902)
genusBrachypotheriumRoger 1904
speciesbrachypusLartet 1848

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: amphibiousg
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:13:35
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:13:35
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Prothero 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the MN 6 or 16.90000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany Brachypotherium brachypus (70362)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Jiangsu) Brachypotherium aurelianense (41812)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Brachypotherium brachypus (69098)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Brachypotherium brachypus (187580)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Alsac) Brachypotherium brachypus (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Gers) Brachypotherium brachypus (69099)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Midi-Pyrénées) Brachypotherium brachypus (71873)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Germany Brachypotherium brachypus (70364)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) Brachypotherium brachypus (31316 31326)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Brachypotherium brachypus (90354)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Brachypotherium brachypus (44977 45599)
MN 515.98 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Brachypotherium brachypus (32071 32072)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany Brachypotherium brachypus (46955)
MN 5 - MN 615.98 - 12.75Portugal Brachypotherium brachypus (65912)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63France (Midi-Pyrenees) Brachypotherium brachypus (32191)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) Brachypotherium brachypus (42588 42595 42596)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Austria (Carinthia) Brachypotherium brachypus (34606)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Brachypotherium brachypus (31776)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Brachypotherium brachypus (54136)