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Dremotherium cetinensis

Osteichthyes - Moschidae

Taxonomy
Dremotherium cetinensis was named by Ginsburg et al. (1994). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MNCN CT-194, a mandible (sin. with i3-m3). Its type locality is Cetina de Aragon, which is in a MN 2 terrestrial conglomerate in Spain.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Dremotherium cetinensis Ginsburg et al. p. 157

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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
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyMoschidae
genusDremotheriumGeoffroy 1833
speciescetinensis

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.

Dremotherium cetinensis Ginsburg et al. 1994
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Ginsburg et al. 1994The molars are more hypsodont than any ruminant from the same time interval. The protoconule and metaconule of the upper molars are isolated from each other, and from the external cones. The internal wall of the lower molars is flat. The palaeomeryx fold and stylids of the lower molars are badly developed. The premolars are elongated and the p4 has a bifurcated anterior crescent.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:15:44
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: MN 2 or 22.40000 to 20.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 222.4 - 20.0Spain (Zaragoza) Dremotherium cetinensis (type locality: 35750)