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Hipparion prostylum

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Equidae

Taxonomy
Hipparion prostylum was named by Gervais (1849). Its type specimen is BMNH M33603, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Hipparion diplostylum Gervais
1849Hipparion mesostylum Gervais
1849Hipparion prostylum Gervais
1974Hipparion prostylum Sondaar
1985Hipparion prostylum Bernor

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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
familyEquidae
subfamilyEquinae
tribeHipparionini
genusHipparion
speciesprostylumGervais 1849

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.

Hipparion prostylum Gervais 1849
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Invalid names: Hipparion diplostylum Gervais 1849 [synonym], Hipparion mesostylum Gervais 1849 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:28:06
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:28:06
Source: g = genus, subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, MacFadden 1998, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France (Vaucluse) Hipparion prostylum (201497 201499 201500)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Cankiri) Hipparion prostylum (184368)