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Titanohyrax tantulus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8499510https://www.gbif.org/species/8499510
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)143677https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=143677
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Pliohyracidae : Titanohyrax : Titanohyrax tantulus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea : Titanohyracidae : Titanohyrax : Titanohyrax tantulus
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
-AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
-PaenungulatomorphaGheerbrant et al. 2016
-PaenungulataSimpson 1945
orderHyracoideaHuxley 1869
familyTitanohyracidaeMatsumoto 1926
genusTitanohyraxMatsumoto 1922
speciesTitanohyrax tantulusCourt & Hartenberger 1992
Generic NameTitanohyrax
Scientific NameTitanohyrax tantulus Court & Hartenberger, 1992
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Titanohyrax tantulusspeciesbelongs to Titanohyraxstated without evidenceCourt and Hartenberger, 1992
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance56.0 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance56.0 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietherbivore (based on Hyracoidea)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. Court and J.-L. Hartenberger. 1992. A new species of the hyracoid mammal Titanohyax from the Eocene of Tunisia. Palaeontology 35(2):309-317

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1992Titanohyrax tantulus Court and Hartenberger p. 311
2000Titanohyrax tantulus Rasmussen and Simons p. 168
2001Titanohyrax tantulus Hartenberger et al. p. 247
2010Titanohyrax tantulus Rasmussen and Gutiérrez p. 136

References

Court N., Hartenberger J.-L. (1992) A new species of the hyracoid mammal Titanohyax from the Eocene of Tunisia, Palaeontology 35 2, 309-317
Rasmussen D. T., Simons E. L. (2000) Ecomorphological diversity among Paleogene hyracoids (Mammalia): a new cursorial browser from the Fayum, Egypt, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20 1, 167-176
Hartenberger J.-L., Crochet J.-Y., et al (2001) The Eocene mammalian fauna of Chambi (Tunisia) in its geological context, Eocene Biodiversity: Unusual Occurrences and Rarely Sampled Habitats, 237-250
Rasmussen D. T., Gutiérrez M. (2010) Hyracoidea, Cenozoic Mammals of Africa, 123-145
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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