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Dagbatitherium

Mammalia - Proboscidea

Taxonomy

Species
D. tassyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Dagbatitherium Hautier et al. p. 2

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
AfrotheriaStanhope et al. 1998
Tethytheria
orderProboscidea()
suborderElephantiformesTassy 1988
genusDagbatitherium

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.

G. †Dagbatitherium Hautier et al. 2021
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Dagbatitherium tassyi Hautier et al. 2021
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. Hautier et al. 2021Smallest elephantiform with brachyodont and bunolophodont molars. Dagbatitherium differs from all non- elephantiform proboscideans by the association of a large mesoconid, a third lophid (a tritolophid) with a large and iso- lated hypoconulid mesial to a minute posterior cingulid, and a three-layered Schmelzmuster with three-dimensional enamel (3DE) on the inner zone, Hunter–Schreger bands (HSB) in the middle zone and radial enamel (RE) in the outer zone. Dagbatitherium differs from Palaeomastodon and Phiomia by its small size, as well as a more brachyodont and bunodont molar pattern.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:32:09
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:32:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Lutetian or 47.80000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Togo D. tassyi (223952)