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Presbytherium

Mammalia - Cyriacotheriidae

Taxonomy
Presbytherium was named by Scott (2010). It is not extant. Its type is Presbytherium rhodorugatus.

It was assigned to Cyriacotheriidae by Scott (2010).

Species
P. rhodorugatus (type species), P. taurus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Presbytherium Scott p. 198

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Cimolesta()
suborderPantodonta(Cope 1873)
superfamilyPantolambdoideaCope 1883
familyCyriacotheriidae
genusPresbytherium

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. †Presbytherium Scott 2010
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†Presbytherium taurus Scott 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparouso
Created: 2005-08-24 13:29:27
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:49:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the To2 or 61.70000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.8 - 60.9Canada (Alberta) Cyriacotherium sp. (14894)
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Cyriacotherium argyreum (14992) Cyriacotherium sp. (14928)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Cyriacotherium sp. (14945) P. rhodorugatus (14925 14929)