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Mixtotheriidae

Mammalia - Mixtotheriidae

Taxonomy
Mixtotheriidae was named by Pearson (1927). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dichobunoidea by Hooker (1986) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Subtaxa
Mixtotherium

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Mixtotheriidae Pearson
1986Mixtotheriidae Hooker p. 381
1997Mixtotheriidae McKenna and Bell p. 402

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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
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyMixtotheriidaePearson 1927
familyMixtotheriidaePearson 1927

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. †Mixtotheriidae Pearson 1927
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G. †Mixtotherium Filhol 1880
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†Mixtotherium cuspidatum Filhol 1880
†Mixtotherium depressum Filhol 1884
†Mixtotherium gresslyi Rutimeyer 1891
†Mixtotherium infans Stehlin 1910
†Mixtotherium leenhardti Stehlin 1908
†Mixtotherium priscum Stehlin 1908
†Mixtotherium quercyi Filhol 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 47.80000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 1448.6 - 40.4France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Mixtotherium priscum (184174)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Mixtotherium priscum (184468)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Mixtotherium priscum (31723)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Canton de Vaud) Mixtotherium lavergnense (182607)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Mixtotherium priscum (39014)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Jura) Mixtotherium lavergnense (182385)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Mixtotherium gresslyi, Mixtotherium priscum, Mixtotherium infans (31720) Mixtotherium priscum (31718 182806)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Canton Vaud) Mixtotherium priscum (183158)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Rhone-Alpes Region) Mixtotherium gresslyi, Mixtotherium priscum (31741)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland Mixtotherium sp., Mixtotherium gresslyi, Mixtotherium infans (31742)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Mixtotherium cuspidatum (12841 31635)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) Mixtotherium cuspidatum (12853)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Mixtotherium cuspidatum (12850)