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Cainotherium huerzeleri

Osteichthyes - Cainotheriidae

Taxonomy
Cainotherium huerzeleri was named by Heizmann (1983). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BSP 1970 XVIII 6916, a skull. Its type locality is Steinberg, close to Nördlingen, which is in a MN 6 fluvial-lacustrine limestone in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. gracile, C. miocenicum, C. miocoenicum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Cainotherium huerzeleri Heizmann p. 791
2007Cainotherium huerzeleri Erfurt and Metais p. 70

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyCainotherioideaCamp and VanDerHoof 1940
familyCainotheriidaeCope 1881
subfamilyCainotheriinaeCamp and VanderHoof 1940
genusCainotheriumBravard 1828
specieshuerzeleri

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.

†Cainotherium huerzeleri Heizmann 1983
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E.P.J. Heizmann 1983Kurzschnauzige, kleinwüchsige Art der Gattung Cainotherium mit ausgeprägter Verkürzung der Prämolaren.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the MN 6 or 15.98000 to 12.75000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Cainotherium huerzeleri (175727)
MN 515.98 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Cainotherium huerzeleri (32072)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Germany (Bayern) Cainotherium huerzeleri (49521 type locality: 49522)