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Brachydiastematherium

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Taxonomy
Brachydiastematherium was named by Bockh and Maty (1876). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Brontotheridae by Carroll (1988) and Prothero and Schoch (1989); to Embolotheriinae by Mihlbachler et al. (2004); and to Embolotheriita by Mihlbachler (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Brachydiastematherium Bockh and Maty p. 125
1988Brachydiastematherium Carroll
1989Brachydiastematherium Prothero and Schoch p. 537
2004Brachydiastematherium Mihlbachler et al. p. 28
2008Brachydiastematherium Mihlbachler p. 413

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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()
familyBrontotheriidae()
subfamilyBrontotheriinaeMarsh 1873
Embolotheriita()
genusBrachydiastematheriumBockh and Maty 1876

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. †Brachydiastematherium Bockh and Maty 1876
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Brachydiastematherium transylvanicum Bockh and Maty 1876
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: 2005-08-31 14:53:16
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:53:16
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Mader 1998

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Romania B. transylvanicum (193606)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania (Cluj) B. transilvanicum (221119)