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Anoplotherium commune

Mammalia - Anoplotheriidae

Taxonomy
Anoplotherium commune was named by Cuvier (1804). Its type specimen is MNHN Y 29, a maxilla (maxilla with left P1-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1804Anoplotherium commune Cuvier
2007Anoplotherium commune Erfurt and Metais p. 72

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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()
suborderTylopoda()
superfamilyAnoplotherioideaBonaparte 1850
familyAnoplotheriidae()
subfamilyAnoplotheriinaeGray 1821
genusAnoplotherium
speciescommuneCuvier 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.

†Anoplotherium commune Cuvier 1804
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2010-02-22 09:45:37
Modified: 2010-02-22 11:45:37
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hooker 2007, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the MP 17A to the top of the Early/Lower Oligocene or 37.20000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anoplotherium commune (31607)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Anoplotherium commune (31749)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) Anoplotherium commune (31739)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Anoplotherium commune (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Anoplotherium commune (31738)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Portugal (Coímbra) Anoplotherium commune (182272)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Anoplotherium commune (31737)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anoplotherium commune (41652)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anoplotherium commune (28747)
MP 18 - MP 1937.2 - 33.9France (Allier) Anoplotherium commune (143459)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Anoplotherium commune (31583)