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Anchilophus

Osteichthyes - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Anchilophus Gervais
1881Anchilophus Cope p. 399
1960Anchilophus simpsoni Crusafont and et al
1965Anchilophus lusitanicus Ginsburg and Zbyszewski
1967Anchilophus Remy p. 22
1986Anchilophus Hooker p. 342
1989Anchilophus Prothero and Schoch p. 531
2012Anchilophus 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
tribeAnchilophini
genusAnchilophusGervais 1852

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.

G. †Anchilophus Gervais 1852
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Subg. †Anchilophus (Anchilophus) Gervais 1852
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Subg. †Anchilophus (Paranchilophus) Casanovas and Santafé 1989
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†Anchilophus (Paranchilophus) remyi Casanovas and Santafé 1989
Invalid names: Anchilophus lusitanicus Ginsburg and Zbyszewski 1965 [nomen dubium], Anchilophus simpsoni Crusafont 1960 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 10 kgg
Minimum body mass: 10 kgg
Body mass estimate: 10 kg
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 02:09:34
Modified: 2005-09-01 04:09:34
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1996, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MP 15 to the top of the MP 18 or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1448.07 - 41.03France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) A. sp. (184174)
MP 15 - MP 1648.07 - 37.71Spain (Salamanca) Paranchilophus sp. (40892)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Spain (Castilla y Leon) Paranchilophus remyi (40358)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland A. jeanteti (31742)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) A. desmaresti (12840)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Switzerland (Baselland) A. desmaresti (31721)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) A. desmaresti (31736 183350)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Spain (Castilla y Leon) A. sp. (40883)
MP 1837.71 - 33.9Spain (Basque County) Paranchilophus sp. (38817)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) A. radegondense (31747)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) A. radegonensis (184760)