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Arsinoitherium zitteli

Osteichthyes - Embrithopoda - Arsinoitheriidae

Taxonomy
Arsinoitherium zitteli was named by Beadnell (1902). Its type specimen is CGM 8130, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Arsinoitherium zitteli Beadnell
1903Arsinoitherium andrewsii Lankester p. 238
1906Arsinoitherium zitteli Andrews p. 64
1979Arsinoitherium andrewsi Sen and Heintz p. 73
1979Arsinoitherium zitteli Sen and Heintz p. 73
1990Arsinoitherium andrewsii Court p. 170
1990Arsinoitherium zitteli Court p. 170
2015Arsinoitherium andrewsi Pickford

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
superorderAfrotheria
Paenungulatomorpha
superorderPaenungulata
Tethytheria
orderEmbrithopoda
familyArsinoitheriidaeAndrews 1904
genusArsinoitheriumBeadnell 1902
specieszitteliBeadnell 1902

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.

Arsinoitherium zitteli Beadnell 1902
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Invalid names: Arsinoitherium andrewsi Lankester 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.71 - 27.3Egypt (Fayum) Arsinoitherium zitteli, Arsinoitherium andrewsi (65960)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Oman (Dhofar) Arsinoitherium andrewsi (179726)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Saudi Arabia (Al Hijaz) Arsinoitherium zitteli (97221)