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Gelocus

Mammalia - Gelocidae

Taxonomy
Gelocus was named by Aymard (1855). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pecora by Geraads et al. (1987); and to Gelocidae by Carroll (1988) and Vislobokova (2001).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Gelocus Aymard
1876Rutitherium Filhol
1987Gelocus Geraads et al.
1988Gelocus Carroll
1988Rutitherium Carroll
2001Gelocus Vislobokova p. S133

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyTraguloidea
familyGelocidaeSchlosser 1886
genusGelocusAymard 1855

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. †Gelocus Aymard 1855
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Gelocus communis Aymard 1846
Gelocus gajense Pilgrim 1912
Gelocus indicus Cooper 1915
Gelocus laubei Schlosser 1901
Gelocus minor Pavlov 1900
Gelocus villebramarensis Brunet and Jehenne 1976
Gelocus whitworthi Hamilton 1973
Invalid names: Rutitherium Filhol 1876 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Late/Upper Oligocene or 38.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Switzerland G. minor (31743)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) G. communis (31583)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Germany G. villebramarensis (36984)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Auvergne Region) G. communis (31767)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) G. communis (36708)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Czech Republic G. laubei (91467 184467)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) G. laubei (183669)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France G. villebramarensis (183452)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine ) G. villebramarensis (183511)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) G. sp. (182658)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Pakistan (Baluchistan) G. gajensis (179812)