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Metarhinus

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Metarhinus Osborn
1908Metarhinus earlei Osborn
1912Metarhinus cristatus Riggs
1912Rhadinorhinus Riggs
1912Metarhinus Riggs p. 25
1912Metarhinus cristatus Riggs p. 28
1912Rhadinorhinus Riggs p. 36
1914Metarhinus Osborn p. 405
1914Rhadinorhinus Osborn p. 405
1914Heterotitanops Peterson
1914Heterotitanops parvus Peterson
1926Telmatherium accola Cook
1926Telmatherium advocata Cook
1926Telmatherium accola Cook pp. 16-17
1926Telmatherium advocata Cook pp. 17-18
1988Metarhinus Carroll
1988Rhadinorhinus Carroll
1989Rhadinorhinus Prothero and Schoch p. 536
1998Metarhinus Mader p. 530
2008Metarhinus Mader p. 8
2008Metarhinus Mihlbachler p. 410
2010Metarhinus Mihlbachler and Deméré

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
familyBrontotheriidae()
subfamilyBrontotheriinaeMarsh 1873
genusMetarhinus

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. †Metarhinus Osborn 1908
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Metarhinus abbotti Riggs 1912
Metarhinus diploconus Osborn 1895
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Invalid names: Rhadinorhinus abbotti Riggs 1912 [synonym]
Metarhinus fluviatilis Osborn 1908
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Invalid names: Metarhinus riparius Riggs 1912 [synonym]
Metarhinus pater Stock 1937
Invalid names: Heterotitanops Peterson 1914 [synonym], Metarhinus cristatus Riggs 1912 [nomen dubium], Metarhinus earlei Osborn 1908 [nomen dubium], Rhadinorhinus Riggs 1912 [synonym], Telmatherium accola Cook 1926 [nomen dubium], Telmatherium advocata Cook 1926 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
B. J. Mader 2008Medium sized (length P2 to M3 approximately 137–157 mm) dolichorhinine brontothere with
prominent orbits and a very deep lateral nasal incision. Often there is no upper diastema and the suborbital protuberance may be small.