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Metanchilophus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Taxonomy
Metanchilophus was named by Remy (2012). Its type is Metanchilophus gaudini.

It was assigned to Anchilophini by Remy (2012); and to Pachynolophinae by Remy (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Metanchilophus Remy
2015Metanchilophus Remy

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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
genusMetanchilophus

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. †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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
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: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Benton 1996, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Anchilophus depereti (184468)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Anchilophus depereti (31723)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland M. gaudini, M. castrensis (31742)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Anchilophus depereti (31720 31721 31722)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France M. gaudini (183349)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) M. gaudini, Anchilophus dumasi (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) M. sp. (177582)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) M. castrensis, M. chaubeti, Anchilophus gaudini (31736 183350)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Occitanie) M. castrensis (184213) M. gaudini (184212)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) M. gaudini (31745)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region Region) Anchilophus dumasi (31756)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Anchilophus dumasi (31751)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) M. radegondensis (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Anchilophus dumasi (31759)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Switzerland M. gaudini (31743)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Anchilophus dumasi (31757 31760)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) M. gaudini (184192)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland Anchilophus dumasi (195853)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anchilophus radegondensis (39264 41652)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Occitanie) M. gaudini (184197)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland (Canton berna) M. gaudini (182807)