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Decennatherium

Osteichthyes - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Decennatherium was named by Crusafont Pairo (1952). It is not extant. Its type is Decennatherium pachecoi.

It was assigned to Giraffidae by Carroll (1988), Rios et al. (2017).

Species
D. crusafonti, D. pachecoi (type species), D. rex
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Holroyd on 2018-11-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Decennatherium Crusafont Pairo
1988Decennatherium Carroll
2017Decennatherium Rios et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderRuminantiaScopoli 1777
—Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
genusDecennatheriumCrusafont Pairo 1952

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. †Decennatherium Crusafont Pairo 1952
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†Decennatherium crusafonti Bosscha-Erbrink 1976
†Decennatherium pachecoi Crusafont 1952
†Decennatherium rex Rios et al. 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: MN 10 or 9.67000 to 8.72500 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Segovia) D. pachecoi (40768)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Spain (Madrid) D. rex (237402)
MN 109.67 - 8.725Spain (Madrid) D. rex (197661)