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Molassitherium

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9500004https://www.gbif.org/species/9500004
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)348504https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=348504
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Molassitherium
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : Molassitherium
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
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
subfamilyRhinocerotinaeGray 1821
genusMolassitheriumBecker & Antoine 2013
Scientific NameMolassitherium Becker & Antoine, 2013
Name Published InArticle title: A new genus of Rhinocerotidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the Oligocene of Europe.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Molassitheriumgenusbelongs to Rhinocerotinaestated with evidenceBecker et al., 2013
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance33.9 - 28.4 Ma
Oligocene
Last Recorded Appearance28.1 - 23.0 Ma
Cenozoic
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietbrowser (based on Rhinocerotidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)D. Becker, P.-O. Antoine, and O. Maridet. 2013. A new genus of Rhinocerotidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the Oligocene of Europe. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11(8):947-972

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Acerotherium albigense
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Molassitherium albigense
species
listed (PBDB)633.9 Ma
Oligocene
28.1 Ma
Oligocene
Molassitherium delemontense
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
733.9 Ma
Oligocene
33.9 Ma
Oligocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2013Molassitherium Becker et al.

References

Becker D., Antoine P.-O., et al (2013) A new genus of Rhinocerotidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the Oligocene of Europe, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11 8, 947-972
inferred from original work (title) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
inferred from original work (title)/web search (AJR) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
refer original publication - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
www.organismnames.com (Mar 2015) / web search - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11: -. [947-972] - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Article title: A new genus of Rhinocerotidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the Oligocene of Europe. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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