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Lophiomeryx chalaniati

Mammalia - Lophiomerycidae

Taxonomy
Lophiomeryx chalaniati was named by Pomel (1853). Its type specimen is BM34960, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Lophiomeryx chalaniati Pomel
2001Lophiomeryx chalaniati Vislobokova p. S139
2014Lophiomeryx chalaniati Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 607

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyTraguloidea
familyLophiomerycidaeJanis 1987
genusLophiomeryxPomel 1853
specieschalaniatiPomel 1853

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.

†Lophiomeryx chalaniati Pomel 1853
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the MP 23 to the top of the Chattian or 33.90000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d?Azur) Lophiomeryx chalaniati (73965)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) Lophiomeryx chalaniati (183378)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Lophiomeryx chalaniati (182658)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Quercy) Lophiomeryx chalaniati (36717)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Puy-de-Dome) Lophiomeryx chalaniati (181674)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France Lophiomeryx chalaniati (60214)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Gard) Lophiomeryx chalaniati (172927)
MP 2628.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Lophiomeryx chalaniati (183379)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Quercy) Lophiomeryx chalaniati (36715)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Puy-de-Dôme) Lophiomeryx chalaniati (184042)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Lophiomeryx chalaniati (60281)