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Pakotitanops

Description

Pakotitanops latidentatus is a poorly known brontothere represented only by a few tooth fragments. Its fossil dates from the middle Eocene Kuldana Formation, in the Ganda Kas area of Pakistan. Because this species is known only from a few tooth fragments it is difficult to compare it to other species to determine if it is indeed a distinct species and to what other species it is mostly closely related.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4830409https://www.gbif.org/species/4830409
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)43052https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=43052
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Brontotheriidae : Pakotitanops
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Brontotheriidae : Pakotitanops
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
familyBrontotheriidae
genusPakotitanopsWest 1980
Scientific NamePakotitanops West, 1980
Name Published InJournal Paleont. 54 (3)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pakotitanopsgenusbelongs to Brontotheridaestated without evidenceWest, 1980
Pakotitanopsgenusbelongs to BrontotheridaeimpliedCarroll, 1988
Pakotitanopsgenusbelongs to Brontotheridaestated without evidenceThewissen et al., 2001
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietbrowser (based on Brontotheriidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. M. West. 1980. Middle Eocene large mammal assemblage with Tethyan affinities, Ganda Kas region, Pakistan. Journal of Paleontology 54(3):508-533
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakotitanops

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Pakotitanops latidentatus
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
347.8 Ma
Eocene
47.8 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1980Pakotitanops West p. 521 figs. Plate 3, Fig. 4
1988Pakotitanops Carroll
2001Pakotitanops Thewissen et al. p. 359

References

West R. M. (1980) Middle Eocene large mammal assemblage with Tethyan affinities, Ganda Kas region, Pakistan, Journal of Paleontology 54 3, 508-533
Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698
Thewissen J. G. M., Williams E. M., et al (2001) Eocene mammal faunas from northern Indo-Pakistan, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21 2, 347-366
Journal Paleont. 54 (3) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - 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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