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Anoplotherioidea

Mammalia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Anoplotherioidea Bonaparte
1966Anoplotherioidea Romer p. 389
1986Anoplotherioidea Hooker p. 409
1997Anoplotherioidea McKenna and Bell p. 406
2006Anoplotherioidea Cuesta Ruíz-Colmenares et al.
2009Anoplotherioidea Cuesta and Badiola

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
superfamilyAnoplotherioideaBonaparte 1850
superfamilyAnoplotherioideaBonaparte 1850

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.

Superfm. †Anoplotherioidea Bonaparte 1850
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Fm. †Anoplotheriidae Gray 1821
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Subfm. †Anoplotheriinae Gray 1821
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G. †Anoplotherium Cuvier 1804
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†Anoplotherium commune Cuvier 1804
†Anoplotherium latipes Gervais 1852
†Anoplotherium pompeckji Dietrich 1922
†Anoplotherium sivalense Cautley and Falconer 1840
Invalid names: Anoplotherium platypus Pomel 1851 [nomen dubium], Eurytherium Gervais 1852 [synonym], Hoplotherium Meyer 1841 [synonym], Oplotherium Laizer and Parieu 1838 [synonym], Pleregnathus Laizer and Parieu 1838 [synonym], Thylacomorphus Gervais 1876 [nomen oblitum]
G. †Dideilotherium Ameghino 1889
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†Dideilotherium venerandum Ameghino 1889
Invalid names: Deilotherium Filhol 1882 [replaced]
G. †Diplobune Rutimeyer 1862
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†Diplobune bavarica Fraas 1870
†Diplobune minor Filhol 1877
†Diplobune quercyi Filhol 1877
†Diplobune secundaria Cuvier 1822
Invalid names: Hyracodon Filhol 1876 [synonym], Hyracodontherium Filhol 1877 [synonym], Hyrocodon Filhol 1873 [synonym]
G. †Duerotherium Cuesta and Badiola 2009
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†Duerotherium sudrei Cuesta and Badiola 2009
G. †Ephelcomenus Hurzeler 1938
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†Ephelcomenus filholi Lydekker 1889
G. †Robiatherium Sudre 1988
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Subfm. †Dacrytheriinae Deperet 1917
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G. †Catodontherium Deperet 1908
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†Catodontherium buxgovianum Erfurt and Metais 2007
†Catodontherium fallax Stehlin 1910
†Catodontherium paquieri Stehlin 1910
†Catodontherium robiacnse Deperet 1906
Invalid names: Catodus Deperet 1905 [replaced]
G. †Dacrytherium Filhol
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†Dacrytherium cayluxi Filhol 1876
†Dacrytherium elegans Filhol 1884
†Dacrytherium ovinum Owen 1857
†Dacrytherium priscum Stehlin 1910
†Dacrytherium sturnini Stehlin 1910
Invalid names: Anoplotheriina Bonaparte 1850 [empty], Robiaciinae Sudre 1977 [empty]
Fm. †Xiphodontidae Flower 1883
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G. †Dichodon Owen
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†Dichodon cartieri Rutimeyer 1891
†Dichodon cervinus Owen 1848
†Dichodon cuspidatus Owen 1847
†Dichodon frohnstettense von Meyer 1852
†Dichodon simplex Kowalevsky 1874
G. †Haplomeryx Schlosser 1886
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†Haplomeryx egerkingensis Stehlin 1910
†Haplomeryx euzetensis Depéret 1917
†Haplomeryx obliquus Cuvier 1822
†Haplomeryx picteti Stehlin 1910
†Haplomeryx zitteli Schlosser 1886
G. †Leptotheridium Stehlin 1910
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†Leptotheridium lugeoni Stehlin 1910
G. †Paraxiphodon Sudre 1978
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G. †Xiphodon Cuvier 1822
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†Xiphodon castrensis Kowalevsky 1873
†Xiphodon gracile Cuvier 1822
†Xiphodon intermedium Stehlin 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 30 kgg
Minimum body mass: 300 gs
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: s = species, g = genus, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Legendre 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the MP 21 or 47.80000 to 28.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (82 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 15 - MP 1648.6 - 37.2Spain (Salamanca) Leptotheridium sp. (40892)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Centre Region) Catodontherium argentonicum (31582)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France (Alsace Region) Dacrytherium elegans, Catodontherium sp., Catodontherium fallax, Catodontherium argentonicum (31609)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Leptotheridium traguloides (184468)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Dichodon ruetimeyeri, Dacrytherium elegans, Dacrytherium priscum, Catodontherium buxgovianum, Dichodon simplex (31723)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Rhone-Alpes Region) Dichodon lugdunense, Dacrytherium priscum, Catodontherium fallax, Catodontherium buxgovianum (31741)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Baselland) Dacrytherium elegans, Leptotheridium traguloides, Catodontherium buxgovianum, Dichodon cartieri (31721) Dacrytherium elegans, Leptotheridium traguloides, Catodontherium fallax, Catodontherium buxgovianum, Dichodon cartieri, Haplomeryx egerkingensis (31720) Dichodon ruetimeyeri, Dichodon sp., Dacrytherium elegans, Dacrytherium priscum, Catodontherium buxgovianum, Dichodon simplex, Haplomeryx egerkingensis (31718)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Paraxiphodon cournovense, Leptotheridium traguloides, Xiphodon castrense, Haplomeryx picteti, Catodontherium robiacense (31736) Xiphodon castrense, Catodontherium robiacense (183350)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Dichodon sp., Dichodon vidalenci, Dacrytherium elegans, Leptotheridium traguloides, Xiphodon castrense, Haplomeryx picteti, Catodontherium robiacense, Robiatherium cournovense (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Castilla y Leon) Leptotheridium indet., Dichodon sp., Dacrytherium sp., Anoplotheriinae indet., Duerotherium sudrei (40358)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Dichodon sp., Dichodon cervinus, Dacrytherium sp. (39014)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Dacrytherium elegans, Xiphodon castrense, Catodontherium paquieri (31634)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Spain (Barcelona) Leptotheridium sp., Catodontherium sp. (182219)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie) Leptotheridium sp. (177581)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland (Canton de Vaud) Dichodon sp., Haplomeryx sp. (182607)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Switzerland Dichodon cervinum, Dichodon subtile, Dacrytherium sp., Dacrytherium elegans, Leptotheridium traguloides, Xiphodon castrense, Haplomeryx picteti, Catodontherium robiacense, Leptotheridium lugeoni (31742)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Switzerland Anoplotherium sp., Diplobune secundaria (31743)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain Dichodon cervinum, Leptotheridium lugeoni, Dacrytherium ovinum, Xiphodon intermedium, Haplomeryx euzetensis (31750)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anoplotherium commune, Xiphodon gracile (31607) Anoplotherium laurillardi (41653) Anoplotherium sp. (184762) Anoplotherium sp., Dichodon cuspidatus, Dichodon cervinus (184758) Dichodon cervinum, Dichodon cuspidatum (31608) Dichodon cuspidatus (39643)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees region) Dichodon cervinum, Haplomeryx picteti, Leptotheridium lugeoni (12853) Dichodon sp., Leptotheridium lugeoni, Haplomeryx euzetensis (12848)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Paraxiphodon teulonense, Dacrytherium ovinum, Xiphodon intermedium (31759)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Dichodon cervinum, Leptotheridium lugeoni, Dacrytherium ovinum, Xiphodon intermedium, Haplomeryx euzetensis (31751)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Anoplotherium sp., Diplobune sp. (31744)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Aquitaine Region) Diplobune secundaria, Xiphodon gracile (31586)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) Anoplotherium commune, Anoplotherium laurillardi, Diplobune secundaria, Xiphodon gracile, Haplomeryx obliquus (31739)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Dichodon stehlini, Dacrytherium saturninii, Anoplotherium sp., Anoplotherium latipes, Diplobune secundarium, Anoplotherium commune, Anoplotherium laurillardi, Xiphodon gracile, Dichodon frohnstettense (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Anoplotherium commune, Xiphodon gracile (31738) Dichodon cervinum, Dacrytherium ovinum, Xiphodon intermedium (31761) Dichodon cervinum, Leptotheridium lugeoni, Dacrytherium ovinum, Xiphodon intermedium, Haplomeryx euzetensis (31724) Dichodon cervinum, Paraxiphodon teulonense, Leptotheridium lugeoni, Dacrytherium ovinum, Haplomeryx euzetensis (31758) Leptotheridium lugeoni (31757) Paraxiphodon teulonense, Leptotheridium lugeoni (31760)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Anoplotherium commune, Xiphodon gracile (31749)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Anoplotherium sp., Diplobune sp., Xiphodon gracile, Dichodon frohnstettense (31765) Anoplotherium sp., Haplomeryx zitteli (12854) Anoplotherium sp., Xiphodon gracile, Dichodon frohnstettense (31764) Dacrytherium saturninii, Anoplotherium sp., Xiphodon gracile, Haplomeryx zitteli (12843) Dacrytherium saturninii, Xiphodon gracile, Haplomeryx zitteli, Dichodon frohnstettense (12842) Dacrytherium sp., Haplomeryx picteti, Leptotheridium lugeoni (31745) Dichodon cervinum (31635 31755) Haplomeryx picteti, Leptotheridium lugeoni (12849) Haplomeryx picteti, Leptotheridium lugeoni, Dichodon frohnstettense (31740) Leptotheridium lugeoni (31766) Leptotheridium lugeoni, Haplomeryx euzetensis (12841)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region Region) Paraxiphodon teulonense, Leptotheridium lugeoni, Dacrytherium ovinum (31756)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anoplotherium latipes (39300) Anoplotherium laurillardi (9071) Catodontherium sp. (40029) Dichodon cervinum (39662) Dichodon cervinus (9070) Dichodon cuspidatus (40030) Xiphodon gracilis, Diplobune sp. (39264) Xiphodon gracilis, Diplobune sp., Anoplotherium commune (41652)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Occitanie) Xiphodon gracile (183976)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland Anoplotherium laurillardi (195855)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Portugal (Coímbra) Anoplotherium commune, Diplobune secundaria (182272)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Dichodon cervinum, Leptotheridium lugeoni, Dacrytherium ovinum, Haplomeryx euzetensis (12850)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Gard) Anoplotherium sp., Anoplotherium laurillardi (206249)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Anoplotherium commune, Diplobune secundaria, Xiphodon gracile (31737)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Spain (Castilla y Leon) Xiphodon gracile (40883)
MP 17A - MP 17B37.2 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Anoplotherium sp., Anoplotherium commune (28747)
MP 1837.2 - 33.9Spain (Basque County) Haplomeryx sp., Anoplotherium sp., Anoplotherium laurillardi, Xiphodontidae indet. (38817)
MP 1837.2 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Dichodon sp., Dacrytherium saturninii, Haplomeryx picteti (12851)
MP 18 - MP 1937.2 - 33.9France (Allier) Anoplotherium commune, Xiphodon gracile (143459)
MP 1937.2 - 33.9Spain (Catalonia) Dichodon cervinum, Xiphodon gracile, Dichodon frohnstettense (31752)
MP 20 - MP 2137.2 - 28.4France (Occitanie) Anoplotherium latipes (183382)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Aquitaine) Diplobune quercyi (153740)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Germany Dacrytherium ovinum, Diplobune quercyi, Diplobune bavarica (36984)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Diplobune sp., Anoplotherium commune (31583)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Spain (Cataluña) Anoplotheriidae indet. (212248)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) Diplobune minor (36711)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1United Kingdom (England) Anoplotherium sp. (184763)