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Pachynolophinae

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Pachynolophinae Paulow
2004Pachynolophinae Checa and Colombo
2012Pachynolophinae Remy
2017Pachynolophinae Bai

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyPalaeotheriidaeBonaparte 1850
subfamilyPachynolophinaePaulow 1877
subfamilyPachynolophinaePaulow 1877

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.

Subfm. †Pachynolophinae Paulow 1877
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Tr. †Anchilophini Remy 2012
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G. †Anchilophus Gervais 1852
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Subg. †Anchilophus (Anchilophus) Gervais 1852
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Subg. †Anchilophus (Paranchilophus) Casanovas and Santafé 1989
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†Anchilophus (Paranchilophus) remyi Casanovas and Santafé 1989
Invalid names: Anchilophus lusitanicus Ginsburg and Zbyszewski 1965 [nomen dubium], Anchilophus simpsoni Crusafont 1960 [nomen nudum]
G. †Lophiohippus Bai 2017
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†Lophiohippus yunnanensis Huang and Qi 1982
G. †Bepitherium Checa and Colombo 2004
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†Bepitherium jordifusalbae Checa and Colombo 2004
G. †Lophiotherium Marsh 1871
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†Lophiotherium cervulum Gervais 1849
†Lophiotherium robiacense Deperet 1917
G. †Metanchilophus Remy 2012
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†Metanchilophus depereti Stehlin 1905
†Metanchilophus dumasi Gervais 1849
†Metanchilophus gaudini Pictet and Humbert 1869
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†Metanchilophus gaudini gaudini Pictet and Humbert 1869
G. †Pachynolophus Pomel 1847
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†Pachynolophus boixedatensis Crusafont Pairo and Remy 1970
†Pachynolophus cayluxi Filhol 1888
†Pachynolophus duvali Pomel 1847
†Pachynolophus eulaliensis Danilo et al. 2013
†Pachynolophus gaytei Remy 2015
†Pachynolophus hookeri Godinot et al. 1987
†Pachynolophus livinierensis Savage et al. 1965
†Pachynolophus molipontiensis Checa-Soler 1997
†Pachynolophus ruscassierensis Remy et al. 2019
†Pachynolophus zambranensis Badiola et al. 2005
G. †Propalaeotherium Gervais
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†Propalaeotherium gaudryi Lemoine 1878
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Invalid names: Lophiotherium magnum Matthes 1977 [synonym]
†Propalaeotherium helveticum Savage et al. 1965
†Propalaeotherium sinense Zdansky 1930
†Propalaeotherium sudrei Remy et al. 2016
†Propalaeotherium voigti Matthes 1977
G. †Qianohippus Miao 1982
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†Qianohippus magicus Miao 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 10 kgg
Minimum body mass: 10 kgg
Body mass estimate: 10 kg
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: folivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 05:07:24
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:24:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1996, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Legendre 1988

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the MP 18 or 55.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (89 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aude) Pachynolophus sp. (182641)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Pachynolophus sp. (68174)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Hérault) Pachynolophus eulaliensis (181563)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Hainaut) Pachynolophus maldani (87947)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Propalaeotherium sudrei, Pachynolophus duvali (182519)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Occitanie) Lophiotherium sp., Pachynolophus livinierensis, Propachynolophus gaudryi (195457)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Lophiotherium sp., Pachynolophus sp., Pachynolophus ruscassierensis, Propalaeotherium gaudryi, Propalaeotherium sp. (31717)
Ypresian - Bartonian56.0 - 38.0France (Aude) Propalaeotherium sp. (78233)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium hassiacum (45774) Propalaeotherium parvulum (45734)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Lophiotherium vasacciensis (131859)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium hassiacum, Propalaeotherium argentonicum, Propalaeotherium hassiacum, Lophiotherium magnum, Propalaeotherium isselanum, Propalaeotherium helveticum (45749)
MP 1055.8 - 48.6Spain (Catalonia) Bepitherium jordifusalbae (182236)
MP 8 + 955.8 - 48.6Spain (Catalonia) Bepitherium jordifusalbae (182234)
MP 1148.6 - 40.4Germany (Hessen) Propalaeotherium sp. (22701)
MP 11 - MP 1248.6 - 40.4United Kingdom (England) Pachynolophus boixedatensis (41849)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Propalaeotherium voigti (24201)
MP 13 - MP 1448.6 - 40.4France (Quercy) Pachynolophus sp. (36875)
MP 1448.6 - 40.4France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Anchilophus sp. (184174)
MP 15 - MP 1648.6 - 37.2Spain (Salamanca) Paranchilophus sp. (40892)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Belgium (Brussels) Lophiotherium cervulum (124461)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Spain (Zamora) Pachynolophus sp. (41073)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Propalaeotherium sp. (41989 41992)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Drome) Propalaeotherium sp. (177494)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Anchilophus depereti (184468)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Lophiotherium geiseltalensis, Propalaeotherium helveticum, Lophiotherium magnum (13322) Propalaeotherium hassiacum (45747 45751) Propalaeotherium hassiacum, Propalaeotherium argentonicum, Propachynolophus gaudryi, Lophiotherium geiseltalensis, Lophiotherium voigti, Propalaeotherium helveticum, Propalaeotherium isselanum, Lophiotherium magnum (44999) Propalaeotherium sinensis (45765) Propalaeotherium sinensis, Lophiotherium voigti, Lophiotherium geiseltalensis (45002) Propalaeotherium voigti (45735 45741 45742 45762) Propalaeotherium voigti, Lophiotherium magnum (45001) Propalaeotherium voigti, Propalaeotherium hassiacum (45000 45750) Propalaeotherium voigti, Propalaeotherium hassiacum, Lophiotherium geiseltalensis (45768) Propalaeotherium voigti, Propalaeotherium hassiacum, Lophiotherium voigti, Lophiotherium geiseltalensis, Propalaeotherium parvulum (45769)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3China (Shandong) Propalaeotherium sinense (39413)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Pachynolophus sp., Anchilophus depereti (31723)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium voigti, Propalaeotherium hassiacum (45773) Propalaeotherium voigti, Propalaeotherium hassiacum, Propalaeotherium hassiacum (45772)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Yunnan) Lophialetes yunnanensis (174964)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Herault) Propalaeotherium sp., Pachynolophus duvali (78252)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Lophiotherium robiacense (39014)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Aude) Pachynolophus duvali (78254)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Pachynolophus sp., Anchilophus depereti (31722) Pachynolophus sp., Propalaeotherium helveticum, Propalaeotherium rollinati, Anchilophus desmaresti, Anchilophus depereti (31721) Propalaeotherium helveticum, Anchilophus depereti (31720)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Metanchilophus gaudini (183349)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Pachynolophus sp., Metanchilophus castrensis, Metanchilophus chaubeti, Lophiotherium robiacense, Anchilophus desmaresti, Anchilophus gaudini (183350) Pachynolophus sp., Metanchilophus castrensis, Metanchilophus chaubeti, Lophiotherium robiacense, Lophiotherium siderolithicum, Pachynolophus gaytei, Anchilophus desmaresti, Anchilophus gaudini (31736)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Paranchilophus remyi (40358)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Occitanie) Metanchilophus castrensis (184213) Metanchilophus gaudini (184212)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) Lophiotherium sp., Metanchilophus sp. (177582) Propalaeotherium sp., Pachynolophinae indet. (177581)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland Hyracotherium siderolithicum, Anchilophus jeanteti, Metanchilophus gaudini, Metanchilophus castrensis (31742)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Propalaeotherium sp., Pachynolophus bretovensis, Metanchilophus gaudini, Anchilophus desmaresti, Anchilophus dumasi (12840)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Switzerland Metanchilophus gaudini (31743)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anchilophus radegonensis (184760)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Lophiotherium cervulum, Anchilophus dumasi (31759)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Metanchilophus gaudini (31745)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Lophiotherium cervulum (31724 31758) Lophiotherium cervulum, Pachynolophus garimondi, Anchilophus dumasi (31760) Propalaeotherium sp., Anchilophus dumasi (31757)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Anchilophus radegondense, Metanchilophus radegondensis (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region Region) Propalaeotherium sp., Lophiotherium cervulum, Pachynolophus garimondi, Anchilophus dumasi (31756)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Anchilophus dumasi (31751)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Spain (Castilla y Leon) Anchilophus sp. (40883)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium sp. (45522 45523)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Herault) Pachynolophus sp., Pachynolophus duvali, Pachynolophus cesserasicus (78248)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland (Canton berna) Metanchilophus gaudini (182807)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Occitanie) Metanchilophus gaudini (184197)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Lophiotherium cervulum (12850)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9China (Guizhou) Qianohippus magicus (188311)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anchilophus radegondensis (39264 41652)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Metanchilophus gaudini (184192)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland Lophiotherium cervulum (195854 195855) Lophiotherium siderolithicum, Anchilophus dumasi (195853)
MP 1837.2 - 33.9Spain (Basque County) Pachynolophus zambranensis, Paranchilophus sp. (38817)
MP 18 - MP 1937.2 - 33.9France Pachynolophus lavocati (184091)