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Anchilophini

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Taxonomy
Anchilophini was named by Remy (2012).

It was assigned to Pachynolophinae by Remy (2012) and Bai (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Anchilophini Remy
2017Anchilophini 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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyPalaeotheriidaeBonaparte 1850
subfamilyPachynolophinaePaulow 1877
tribeAnchilophini
tribeAnchilophini

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.

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
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, Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1448.6 - 40.4France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Anchilophus sp. (184174)
MP 15 - MP 1648.6 - 37.2Spain (Salamanca) Paranchilophus sp. (40892)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Yunnan) Lophialetes yunnanensis (174964)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland Anchilophus jeanteti (31742)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Paranchilophus remyi (40358)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Anchilophus desmaresti (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Anchilophus desmaresti (31721)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Anchilophus desmaresti (31736 183350)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Anchilophus radegondense (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anchilophus radegonensis (184760)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Spain (Castilla y Leon) Anchilophus sp. (40883)
MP 1837.2 - 33.9Spain (Basque County) Paranchilophus sp. (38817)