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Palaeotheriidae
Taxonomy
Palaeotheriidae was named by Bonaparte (1850). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Perissodactyla by Cope (1881); to Perissodactyla by Cope (1889); to Perissodactyla by Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Hippomorpha by Froehlich (2002); and to Equoidea by Hooker (1986), Prothero and Schoch (1989), Astibia et al. (2000), Remy (2000), Hooker and Dashzeveg (2004), Badiola and Cuesta (2008) and Remy (2012).
It was assigned to Perissodactyla by Cope (1881); to Perissodactyla by Cope (1889); to Perissodactyla by Flower and Lydekker (1891); to Hippomorpha by Froehlich (2002); and to Equoidea by Hooker (1986), Prothero and Schoch (1989), Astibia et al. (2000), Remy (2000), Hooker and Dashzeveg (2004), Badiola and Cuesta (2008) and Remy (2012).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1850 | Palaeotheriidae Bonaparte |
| 1881 | Palaeotheriidae Cope p. 398 |
| 1889 | Palaeotheriidae Cope p. 876 |
| 1891 | Palaeotheriidae Flower and Lydekker p. 90 |
| 1986 | Palaeotheriidae Hooker p. 342 |
| 1989 | Palaeotheriidae Prothero and Schoch p. 532 |
| 2000 | Palaeotheriidae Astibia et al. p. 243 |
| 2000 | Palaeotheriidae Remy p. 490 |
| 2002 | Palaeotheriidae Froehlich p. 159 fig. 1 |
| 2004 | Palaeotheriidae Hooker and Dashzeveg p. 1374 |
| 2008 | Palaeotheriidae Badiola and Cuesta |
| 2012 | Palaeotheriidae Remy |
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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.
Fm. †Palaeotheriidae Bonaparte 1850
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G. †Cantabrotherium Casanova-Cladellas and Santafe-Llopis 1987
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†Cantabrotherium casanovasae Cuesta 1993
†Cantabrotherium truyolsi Casanovas and Santafe 1987
G. †Franzenium Casanovas and Santafe 1989
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†Franzenium durense Cuesta 1993
†Franzenium tetradactylum Casanovas and Santafe 1989
G. †Hyracotherium Owen 1841
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†Hyracotherium leporinum Owen 1841
†Hyracotherium levei Hooker 1994
†Hyracotherium remyi Checa-Soler 1997
†Hyracotherium tapirinum Cope 1875
G. †Iberolophus Badiola and Cuesta 2008
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†Iberolophus arabensis Badiola and Cuesta 2008
†Iberolophus jimenezi Badiola and Cuesta 2008
G. †Leptolophus Remy 1965
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†Leptolophus cuestai Perales-Gogenola et al. 2021
†Leptolophus franzeni Perales-Gogenola et al. 2021
†Leptolophus magnus Remy 1998
†Leptolophus nouleti Remy 1998
†Leptolophus stehlini Remy 1965
G. †Orolophus Remy 2017
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†Orolophus maldani Remy 2017
Invalid names: Orotherium Marsh 1872 [replaced]
Subfm. †Pachynolophinae Paulow 1877
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Tr. †Anchilophini Remy 2012
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G. †Anchilophus Gervais 1852
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Subg. †Anchilophus (Paranchilophus) Casanovas and Santafé 1989
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†Anchilophus (Paranchilophus) jeanteti Remy 2012
†Anchilophus (Paranchilophus) remyi Casanovas and Santafé 1989
Invalid names: Anchilophus lusitanicus Ginsburg and Zbyszewski 1965 [nomen dubium], Anchilophus simpsoni Crusafont 1960 [nomen nudum]
G. †Lophiotherium Marsh 1871
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†Lophiotherium cervulum Gervais 1849
†Lophiotherium geiseltalensis Matthes 1977
†Lophiotherium robiacense Deperet 1917
†Lophiotherium siderolithicum Pictet 1857
G. †Metanchilophus Remy 2012
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†Metanchilophus castrensis Remy 2012
†Metanchilophus chaubeti Remy 2012
†Metanchilophus depereti Stehlin 1905
†Metanchilophus dumasi Gervais 1849
†Metanchilophus gaudini Pictet and Humbert 1869
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†Metanchilophus gaudini gaudini Pictet and Humbert 1869
†Metanchilophus gaudini fontensis Remy 2012
†Metanchilophus radegondensis Gervais 1852
G. †Pachynolophus Pomel 1847
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†Pachynolophus boixedatensis Crusafont Pairo and Remy 1970
†Pachynolophus bretovensis Remy 1988
†Pachynolophus cayluxi Filhol 1888
†Pachynolophus cesserasicus Gervais 1849
†Pachynolophus duvali Pomel 1847
†Pachynolophus eulaliensis Danilo et al. 2013
†Pachynolophus garimondi Remy 1967
†Pachynolophus gaytei Remy 2015
†Pachynolophus hookeri Godinot et al. 1987
†Pachynolophus lavocati Remy 1972
†Pachynolophus livinierensis Savage et al. 1965
†Pachynolophus molipontiensis Checa-Soler 1997
†Pachynolophus ruscassierensis Remy et al. 2019
†Pachynolophus zambranensis Badiola et al. 2005
G. †Propalaeotherium Gervais
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†Propalaeotherium argentonicum Gervais 1853
†Propalaeotherium gaudryi Lemoine 1878
†Propalaeotherium helveticum Savage et al. 1965
†Propalaeotherium rollinati Stehlin 1905
†Propalaeotherium sinense Zdansky 1930
†Propalaeotherium sudrei Remy et al. 2016
†Propalaeotherium voigti Matthes 1977
Subfm. †Palaeotheriinae Bonaparte 1850
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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
G. †Plagiolophus Pomel 1847
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†Paloplotherium lugdunensis Deperet and Carriere 1901
†Plagiolophus (Paloplotherium) fraasi von Meyer 1852
†Plagiolophus (Paloplotherium) javali Filhol 1877
†Plagiolophus annectens Owen 1847
†Plagiolophus cartailhaci Stehlin 1904
†Plagiolophus codiciensis Gaudry 1865
†Plagiolophus curtisi creechensis Hooker 1986
†Plagiolophus mamertensis Remy 2004
†Plagiolophus markgrafi Lőrenthey 1907
†Plagiolophus mazateronensis Cuesta 1994
†Plagiolophus ministri Brunet and Jehenne 1989
†Plagiolophus minor Cuvier 1804
G. †Paraplagiolophus Depéret 1917
G. †Propachynolophus Lemoine 1891
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†Propachynolophus duvali Pomel 1853
†Propachynolophus maldani Remy 2017
G. †Pseudopalaeotherium Franzen 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Benton 1996, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the MP 21 or 55.80000 to 28.40000 Ma
Collections (386 total)
Oldest occurrences | |||
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | France (Hérault) | Pachynolophus eulaliensis (181563) | |
| Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | Hyracotherium leporinum (13299 68436 68439) | |
| Ypresian | Spain (Lleida) | Propachynolophus sp. (142031) | |
| Ypresian | France (Aude) | Pachynolophus sp. (182641) | |
| Ypresian | France (Oise) | Pachynolophus sp. (68174) | |
| Ypresian | Belgium (Hainaut) | Pachynolophus maldani (87947) | |
| Ypresian | France (Marne) | Hyracotherium leporinum (35537) | |
| Ypresian | France (Aisne) | Propachynolophus levei (220834) | |
| Ypresian | France (Île-de-France) | Hyracotherium leporinum (68437) | |
| Ypresian - Lutetian | France (Occitanie) | Lophiotherium sp., Pachynolophus livinierensis, Propachynolophus gaudryi, Propachynolophus maldani (195457) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | Germany | Plagiolophus minor (36984) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) | Palaeotherium medium (31583) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | France | Plagiolophus fraasi (69805) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | France (Aquitaine) | Plagiolophus ovinus (153740) | |
| Early/Lower Oligocene | France (Auvergne Region) | Plagiolophus minor (31767) | |
| MP 21 | Spain (Cataluña) | Plagiolophus sp., Paleotherium sp. (212248) | |
| MP 21 | Spain (Teruel) | Palaeotheriidae indet. (79737) | |
| MP 22 | France | Plagiolophus minor (183452) | |
| MP 23 | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d?Azur) | Plagiolophus huerzeleri (73965) | |
| Rupelian | Switzerland (Canton Basel-Landschaft) | Plagiolophus ministri (182622) | |