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Pachynolophus bretovensis

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Taxonomy
Pachynolophus bretovensis was named by Remy (1988). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Le Bretou, which is in a Bartonian karst phosphorite in France.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. maldani
Entered
by E. Fara on 2005-09-01; modified by P. Mannion on 2016-11-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Pachynolophus bretovensis Remy

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyPalaeotheriidaeBonaparte 1850
subfamilyPachynolophinaePaulow 1877
genusPachynolophusPomel 1847
speciesbretovensis

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
Maximum body mass: 10 kgs
Minimum body mass: 10 kgs
Body mass estimate: 10 kg
Environment: terrestrials
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellings
Diet: frugivores
Diet 2: folivores
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 01:59:46
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:22:44
Source: s = species, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Bartonian or 41.03000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Pachynolophus bretovensis (type locality: 12840)