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Saghatherium antiquum

Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae

Taxonomy
Saghatherium antiquum was named by Andrews and Beadnell (1902). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is CGM 8635, a partial skull (right maxilla with P1 to M3, left maxilla with M1 to M3, and portions of the skull), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Saghatherium antiquum Andrews and Beadnell p. 5
1906Saghatherium antiquum Andrews p. 85
1926Saghatherium antiquum Matsumoto
1988Saghatherium antiquum Rasmussen and Simons p. 75
2010Saghatherium antiquum Rasmussen and Gutiérrez p. 133

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Paenungulatomorpha
PaenungulataSimpson 1945
orderHyracoideaHuxley 1869
familyPliohyracidae
subfamilySaghatheriinae()
genusSaghatheriumAndrews and Beadnell 1902
speciesantiquum

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.

Saghatherium antiquum Andrews and Beadnell 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:57:48
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:57:48
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Libya Saghatherium sp. (180110)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Saghatherium antiquum (65960)