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Brontops selwynianus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Taxonomy
Menodus selwynianus was named by Cope (1889). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Titanotherium selwynianus by Osborn (1896); it was recombined as Brontotherium selwynianum by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Megacerops selwynianus by Osborn (1902) and Lambe (1908); it was recombined as Diploclonus selwynianus by Osborn (1929); it was recombined as Brontops selwynianus by Mader (1989) and Mader (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Menodus selwynianus Cope
1891Menodus selwynianus Cope p. 17
1896Titanotherium selwynianus Osborn p. 193
1902Brontotherium selwynianum Hay p. 635
1902Megacerops selwynianus Osborn
1908Megacerops selwynianus Lambe
1929Diploclonus selwynianus Osborn
1989Brontops selwynianus Mader
1998Brontops selwynianus Mader

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
familyBrontotheriidae()
subfamilyBrontotheriinaeMarsh 1873
tribeBrontotheriiniMarsh 1873
subtribeBrontotheriinaMarsh 1873
—BrontotheriitaMarsh 1873
genusBrontops
speciesselwynianus()

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.

†Brontops selwynianus Cope 1889
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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, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Mader 1998

Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Menodus selwynianus (101961)