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Desmatippus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Taxonomy
Desmatippus was named by Scott (1893). Its type is Desmatippus crenidens.

It was synonymized subjectively with Anchitherium by Cope (1894) and Matthew (1899); it was synonymized subjectively with Parahippus by Gidley (1904), Gidley (1907), Osborn (1918), Hay (1930) and Stirton (1940); it was corrected as Desmathippus by Scott (1913).

It was assigned to Hyracotheriinae by Hay (1902); to Equidae by Scott (1893), Scott (1913), Tedford et al. (1987) and Fremd (1994); and to Anchitheriinae by MacFadden (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Anchippus Leidy p. 231
1869Anchippus Leidy p. 303
1881Anchippus Cope p. 399
1893Desmatippus Scott
1902Anchippus Hay p. 615
1902Desmatippus Hay p. 615
1913Desmathippus Scott p. 290
1987Desmatippus Tedford et al.
1991Anchippus Albright
1994Desmatippus Fremd
1998Desmatippus MacFadden p. 546
1999Anchippus Albright
2019Anchippus Albright et al. p. 180

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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
familyEquidae
subfamilyAnchitheriinae()
genusDesmatippus

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. †Desmatippus Scott 1893
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†Desmatippus avus Marsh 1874
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Invalid names: Anchippus brevidens Marsh 1874 [synonym]
†Desmatippus crenidens Scott 1893
†Desmatippus integer Matthew 1924
†Desmatippus nebrascensis Peterson 1907
†Desmatippus texanus Leidy 1868
†Desmatippus tyleri Loomis 1908
Invalid names: Anchippus Leidy 1868 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:55:50
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 28.10000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian - Monroecreekian30.8 - 24.8USA (Florida) Miohippus sp. (17726)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Parahippus sp. (17859)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Florida) Anchippus texanus (17860)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (South Carolina) Anchippus texanus (214901)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Parahippus nebrascensis (17758)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) D. nebraskensis (17786) Parahippus nebrascensis (17809) Parahippus tyleri (17740)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Parahippus texanus (17748)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Texas) Anchippus texanus (18663)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Oregon) D. avus (18993 18994 18995 19025)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Nevada) Parahippus avus (18922)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Parahippus tyleri (17898)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Parahippus tyleri (18882)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) Parahippus texanus (18694)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Mexico) Parahippus tyleri (19434)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) D. integer (17999)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Oregon) D. sp. (212622 212623)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) Parahippus texanus (18617)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) Parahippus brevidens (237752)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Parahippus sp. (18117)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Wyoming) D. sp. (18407)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Parahippus avus (19103)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Parahippus avus (18809 19018 19019 19027 19092)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Parahippus brevidens (19460)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) D. integer (17901 17905 17956 17972 17985 17995 18011 18019 18020)
Early/Lower Barstovian - early Late Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) D. avus (156738)