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Prominatherium dalmatinum

Mammalia - Anthracotheriidae

Taxonomy
Anthracotherium dalmatinum was named by von Meyer (1854). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mt. Promina, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Promina Formation of Croatia.

It was recombined as Prominatherium dalmatinum by von Meyer (1854), Teller (1884), Grandi and Bona (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Prominatherium dalmatinum von Meyer
1884Prominatherium dalmatinum Teller
2017Prominatherium dalmatinum Grandi and Bona

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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()
Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyAnthracotheriidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyAnthracotheriinaeLeidy 1869
genusProminatheriumTeller 1884
speciesdalmatinum(von Meyer 1854)

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.

Prominatherium dalmatinum von Meyer 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:33:14
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:33:14
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Kron and Manning 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Croatia Anthracotherium dalmatinum (189031)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Italy (Vicenza) Prominatherium dalmatinum (187519)