Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Alternative spelling: Brontotheridae
Synonym: Titanotheriidae
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1873. Notice of new Tertiary mammals (continued). 5(30):485-488
Parent taxon: Perissodactyla according to M. C. Mihlbachler 2008
See also Carroll 1988, Dehm and Oettingen-Spielberg 1958, Ferrusquia-Villafranca 1969, Flower and Lydekker 1891, Hay 1902, Hooker and Dashzeveg 2004, Kumar and Sahni 1985, Lambe 1908, Mader 1989, Mader 1998, Mihlbachler 2011, Missiaen et al. 2011, Prothero and Schoch 1989 and Schlaikjer 1935
Sister taxa: Anthracobunidae, Cambaytheriidae, Cambaytherium, Desmostylia, Equina, Ghazijhippus, Hallensia, Hippopotamus iravaticus, Hyracotheriidae, Lophodontomorpha, Mesaxonia, Mesolambdolophus, Nakusia, Paschatherium, Perissobune, Rhinocerotida, Selenida, Skopaiolophus, Solidungula, Stereopterna, Tapiromorpha, Teilhardimys, Titanotheriomorpha, Triplopidae
Subtaxa: Balochititanops Brontopinae Brontotheriinae Danjiangia Embolotheriinae Eotitanopinae Epimanteoceratinae Lambdotherium Menodontidae Metatelmatherium Mulkrajanops Pakotitanops Palaeosyopinae Sivatitanops Sthenodectes Xylotitan
Type: Brontotherium
Ecology: ground dwelling browser