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Sivameryx palaeindicus

Mammalia - Anthracotheriidae

Taxonomy
Sivameryx palaeindicus was named by Lydekker (1883).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Sivameryx palaeindicus Lydekker

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyAnthracotheriidaeLeidy 1869
genusSivameryxLydekker 1883
speciespalaeindicusLydekker 1883

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.

†Sivameryx palaeindicus Lydekker 1883
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kron and Manning 1998, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Oligocene to the top of the Serravallian or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Pakistan (Baluchistan) Sivameryx palaeindicus (179812 180576)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Pakistan (Baluchistan) Sivameryx palaeindicus (180583)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Pakistan (Baluchistan) Sivameryx palaeindicus (180596 180597 180599)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Pakistan (Baluchistan) Sivameryx palaeindicus (180614 180616 180621 180624 180626 180629 180630)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63India (Gujarat) Sivameryx palaeindicus (203629 230661)