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Dorcatherium guntianum

Mammalia - Tragulidae

Taxonomy
Dorcatherium guntianum was named by von Meyer (1846).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Dorcatherium guntianum von Meyer
2001Dorcatherium guntianum Sach and Heizmann p. 39
2001Dorcatherium guntianum Vislobokova p. S137
2020Dorcatherium guntianum Koufos

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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()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
infraorderTragulina
superfamilyTraguloidea
familyTragulidaeMilnes-Edwards 1864
genusDorcatherium
speciesguntianumvon Meyer 1846

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.

†Dorcatherium guntianum von Meyer 1846
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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: frugivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:14:24
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Langhian or 16.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Dorcatherium guntianum (49102)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Dorcatherium guntianum (187580)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.97France Dorcatherium guntianum (142146)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.65France Dorcatherium guntianum (94801 191827)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrénées) Dorcatherium guntianum (71873)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.65Greece (Macedonia) Dorcatherium guntianum (73861)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.65Germany Dorcatherium guntianum (70364)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Dorcatherium guntianum (90354 148401)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Germany (Bayern) Dorcatherium guntianum (44977)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Dorcatherium guntianum (175727)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Dorcatherium guntianum (46955)
MN 515.97 - 13.65France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Dorcatherium guntianum (32071 32072)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608France (Gers) Dorcatherium guntianum (143472)