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Plesiaceratherium

Description

Plesiaceratherium is an extinct genus of rhinoceros.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4969502https://www.gbif.org/species/4969502
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)43217https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=43217
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Plesiaceratherium
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Plesiaceratherium
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
orderPerissodactyla
-Tapiromorpha
-Ceratomorpha
superfamilyRhinocerotoideaGray 1821
familyRhinocerotidaeGray 1821
tribeAceratheriiniDollo 1885
genusPlesiaceratheriumYoung 1937
Scientific NamePlesiaceratherium Young, 1937
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Plesiaceratheriumgenusbelongs to RhinocerotidaeimpliedCarroll, 1988
Plesiaceratheriumgenusbelongs to Aceratheriinaestated without evidenceProthero and Schoch, 1989
Plesiaceratheriumgenusbelongs to Aceratheriinistated without evidenceAntoine et al., 2000
Plesiaceratheriumgenusbelongs to AceratheriiniimpliedSach and Heizmann, 2001
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance23.0 - 16.9 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance11.6 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietbrowser (based on Rhinocerotidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiaceratherium

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Plesiaceratherium gracile
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
316.0 Ma
Miocene
11.6 Ma
Miocene
Plesiaceratherium mirallesi
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
116.9 Ma
Miocene
16.9 Ma
Miocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1937Plesiaceratherium Young
1988Plesiaceratherium Carroll
1989Plesiaceratherium Prothero and Schoch p. 535
2000Plesiaceratherium Antoine et al. p. 250
2001Plesiaceratherium Sach and Heizmann p. 30

References

Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698
Prothero D. R., Schoch R. M. (1989) Classification of the Perissodactyla, The Evolution of Perissodactyla, 530-537
Antoine P.-O., Bulot C., et al (2000) Une faune rare de rhinocérotidés (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) dan le Miocène inférieur de Pellecahus (Gers, France), Geobios 33 2, 249-255
Sach V. J., Heizmann E. P. J. (2001) Stratigraphy and mammal faunas of the Brackwassermolasse in the surroundings of Ulm (Southwest Germany), Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie B (Geologie und Paläontologie) 310, 1-95
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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