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Saghatherium minus

Mammalia - Hyracoidea - Pliohyracidae

Taxonomy
Saghatherium minus was named by Andrews and Beadnell (1902). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Saghatherium minus Andrews and Beadnell p. 7
1906Saghatherium minus Andrews p. 89

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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
superorderPaenungulata
orderHyracoideaHuxley 1869
familyPliohyracidae
subfamilySaghatheriinae()
genusSaghatheriumAndrews and Beadnell 1902
speciesminus

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 minus 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: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.71000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Saghatherium minus (65960)