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Geiselotherium robustum

Mammalia - Creodonta

Taxonomy
Geiselotherium robustum was named by Matthes (1952). Its type specimen is VI/300, Geologisch-Paläontologisches Institut Halle/Saale.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Geiselotherium robustum Matthes pp. 228-229 figs. 54-58

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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
Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
subfamilyProviverrinaeSchlosser 1886
genusGeiselotheriumRütimeyer 1862
speciesrobustum

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.

Geiselotherium robustum Matthes 1952
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. W. Matthes 1952Lower jaw medium to robust. Lower M1-3 40 mm. Lower P1-M3 81 mm. Hight of lower jaw below lower P3 about 20 mm. Lower M3 talonid : trigonid = 4:11 mm in length. Basal width of ascending process coracoideus 11 mm. Distance from tip of proc. cor. to basis on the hight of the toothrow 65 mm. Proc. cor. rise just behind lower M3.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Geiselotherium robustum (45001 45747)