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Hydaspitherium
Taxonomy
Hydaspitherium was named by Lydekker (1878). It is not extant. Its type is Hydaspitherium megacephalum.
It was assigned to Sivatheridae by Lydekker (1878) and Lydekker (1880); to Giraffidae by Carroll (1988); and to Sivatheriinae by Kahn et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Sivatheridae by Lydekker (1878) and Lydekker (1880); to Giraffidae by Carroll (1988); and to Sivatheriinae by Kahn et al. (2010).
Species
H. megacephalum (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1878 | Hydaspitherium Lydekker |
| 1880 | Hydaspitherium Lydekker |
| 1988 | Hydaspitherium Carroll |
| 2010 | Hydaspitherium Kahn et al. p. 122 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Miocene | Pakistan (Punjab) | H. megacephalum (13473 13474) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | Pakistan (Punjab) | H. megacephalum (230348) |