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Ronzotherium

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Ronzotherium was named by Aymard (1854). It is not extant. Its type is Ronzotherium velaunum.

It was assigned to Rhinocerotidae by Carroll (1988), Prothero and Schoch (1989); to Elasmotheriinae by Antoine et al. (2010); and to Rhinocerotini by Deng et al. (2011).

Species
R. filholi, R. orientale, R. velaunum (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
R. romani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Ronzotherium Aymard
1988Ronzotherium Carroll
1989Ronzotherium Prothero and Schoch p. 535
2010Ronzotherium Antoine et al.
2011Ronzotherium Deng et al. p. 1287

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subfamilyRhinocerotinae
tribeRhinocerotini
genusRonzotheriumAymard 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.

G. †Ronzotherium Aymard 1854
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†Ronzotherium filholi Osborn 1900
†Ronzotherium orientale Dashzeveg 1991
†Ronzotherium velaunum Aymard 1853
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:08:31
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Chattian or 37.20000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Mongolia (Dornogov) R. orientalis, R. orientale (176016) R. sp., R. orientale (174716)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) R. romani (39300)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Loire) R. romani (181634)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Germany R. filholi (36984)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Alpes-de-haute Provence) R. romani (200416)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Auvergne Region) R. velaunum (31767)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Czech Republic R. filholi (91467) R. sp. (184465 184467)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany R. sp., R. filholi (46097)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France R. romani (193751)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Tarn) R. romani (181665)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Switzerland (Canton Jura) R. filholi (182608)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Switzerland (Canton Basel-Landschaft) R. filholi (182622)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) R. romani (183364)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03France (Aix-en-Provence) R. romani (183347)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03France (Bouches-du-Rhone) R. romani (181656)
MP 2728.4 - 23.03Switzerland R. romani (184454)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03France (Puy-de-Dôme) R. romani (179177)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Germany R. romani (59886)
MP 2828.4 - 23.03Switzerland R. romani (184044)
MP 2928.4 - 23.03Switzerland R. romani (184451)
MP 2928.4 - 23.03France (Lot-et-Garonne) R. romani (181644)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) R. romani (125329)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) R. romani (178156)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Switzerland (Canton Solothurn) R. romani (182805)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France R. romani (187576) R. sp. (60281)