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Palaeotherium

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Palaeotheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Palaeotherium Cuvier
1825Paleotherium Gray p. 342
1848Palaeotherium Owen p. 139
1881Palaeotherium Cope p. 399
1986Palaeotherium Hooker p. 371
1989Palaeotherium Prothero and Schoch p. 532
1993Palaeotherium Cuesta
2000Palaeotherium Astibia et al. p. 243
2004Palaeotherium Franzen p. 218
2017Palaeotherium Remy

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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
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
superfamilyEquoidea
familyPalaeotheriidaeBonaparte 1850
subfamilyPalaeotheriinae()
genusPalaeotheriumCuvier 1804

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. †Palaeotherium Cuvier 1804
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†Palaeotherium cartieri Stehlin 1904
†Palaeotherium castrense Noulet 1863
†Palaeotherium crassum Cuvier 1805
†Palaeotherium crusafonti Cassanovas-Cladellas 1975
†Palaeotherium curtum Cuvier 1812
†Palaeotherium duvali Pomel 1853
†Palaeotherium eocaenum Gervais 1875
†Palaeotherium giganteum Cuesta 1993
†Palaeotherium isselanum Cuvier 1824
†Palaeotherium lautricense Stehlin 1904
†Palaeotherium magnum Cuvier 1804
†Palaeotherium maximum Leidy 1852
†Palaeotherium medium Cuvier 1804
†Palaeotherium minus Cuvier 1804
†Palaeotherium muehlbergi Stehlin 1904
†Palaeotherium pomeli Franzen 1968
†Palaeotherium renevieri Stehlin 1904
†Palaeotherium robustum Franzen 1968
†Palaeotherium ruetimeyeri Franzen 1968
†Palaeotherium siderolithicum Pictet and Humbert 1869
†Palaeotherium tapiroides Cuvier 1812
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 30 kgg
Minimum body mass: 30 kgg
Body mass estimate: 30 kg
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: frugivoreg
Diet 2: folivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: Diet inferred from tooth morphologyg
Created: 2005-09-01 02:13:30
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:25:24
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 47.80000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (102 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Propalaeotherium isselanum (182519)
Ypresian - Bartonian56.0 - 38.0France (Aude) Propalaeotherium isselanum (78233)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France P. robustum (225619)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) P. magnum (39012 39013 39015) P. sp. (39011)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France (Île-de-France) P. muelhbergi (191085)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Plagiolophus cartieri (45521 45738)
MP 1348.6 - 40.4Germany (Eifel) Propalaeotherium isselanum, P. castrense (24201)
MP 1448.6 - 40.4France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) P. sp., P. castrense (184174)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (41888 184755)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Tarn) P. medium (78243)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Propalaeotherium hassiacum (45001 45002 45739 45741 45742 45751 45767) Propalaeotherium isselanum (45765 45770) Propalaeotherium isselanum, Propalaeotherium hassiacum (13322 45747 45768 45769)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Propalaeotherium isselanum (184468)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Drome) Propalaeotherium isselanum (177494)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Spain (Zamora) P. curtum (45234)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Aude) Lophiodon tapiroides (78240)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Plagiolophus cartieri (31723)
Lutetian - Priabonian47.8 - 33.9Greece P. magnum (188313)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Aude) Propalaeotherium isselanum (78251)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Gironde) P. sp. (78244 78245 78246)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Canton Vaud) P. ruetimeyeri (183158)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) P. castrense, P. pomeli, P. ruetimeyeri, P. siderolithicum (183350) P. duvali, P. castrense, P. pomeli, P. ruetimeyeri, P. siderolithicum, P. lautricense (31736)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) P. muehlbergi (32915) P. sp. (39014)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Occitanie) P. castrense (184186) P. lautricense (184195) P. pomeli (184184 184187 184190) P. siderolithicum (184175 184191) P. siderolithicum, P. lautricense (184178)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. lautricense (184166)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Rhone-Alpes Region) P. ruetimeyeri (31741)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland P. siderolithicum, P. lautricense (31742)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France P. lautricense (183349) P. pomeli (184188 184189) P. sp. (229999)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Herault) Propalaeotherium isselanum (78252)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. siderolithicum (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) P. castrense, P. eocaenum, Lophiodon tapiroides (31722) P. castrense, P. ruetimeyeri, Plagiolophus cartieri, P. eocaenum (31721) P. castrense, P. ruetimeyeri, Plagiolophus cartieri, P. eocaenum, Lophiodon tapiroides (31720)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) P. sp. (40358)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) P. sp. (177581) P. sp., P. siderolithicum (177582)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) P. latum, Paleotherium muehlbergi, P. duvali, P. siderolithicum, P. magnum, P. medium, P. crassum, P. curtum (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) P. sp., P. siderolithicum, P. curtum (31739)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon) P. siderolithicum (31759)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. medium (12842 12852)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region Region) P. siderolithicum (31756)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) P. sp. (12848)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) P. siderolithicum (31760 31761)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) P. magnum (184759) P. medium (184760 184762) P. muehlbergi, P. magnum, P. curtum (184758) P. muehlbergi, P. magnum, P. medium (184761) P. sp., P. medium, Palaeotheriidae indet. (39643)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) P. magnum, P. medium, P. crassum (31751)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) P. sp., P. magnum (12850)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Occitanie) P. siderolithicum (184194)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Portugal (Coímbra) P. magnum, P. crassum (182272)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. siderolithicum (184192 184193)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) P. duvali, P. curtum (39264) P. duvali, P. magnum, P. medium, P. curtum (41652) P. muehlbergi (40029) P. sp. (39675) P. sp., P. muehlbergi (40030)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland (Canton berna) P. siderolithicum (182807)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Gard) P. sp., P. muehlbergi (206250) Paleotherium magnum (206249) Paleotherium muehlbergi (206251)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (28747)
MP 1837.2 - 33.9Spain (Basque County) P. new species (38817)
MP 18 - MP 1937.2 - 33.9France (Allier) P. sp., P. magnum (143459)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. siderolithicum (12846)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. medium (31583)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Spain (Cataluña) Paleotherium sp. (212248)