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Ancylopoda

Mammalia - Perissodactyla

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Ancylopoda Cope p. 153
1894Ancylopoda Ameghino p. 55
1898Ancylopoda Gadow p. 47
1902Ancylopoda Hay p. 690
1908Ancylopoda Lambe
1910Ancylopoda Gregory p. 466
1913Ancylopoda Scott p. 291
1975Ancylopoda McKenna p. 43
1986Ancylopoda Hooker p. 374
1989Ancylopoda Prothero and Schoch p. 532
1998Ancylopoda Janis et al.
2004Ancylopoda Hooker and Dashzeveg p. 1379
2011Ancylopoda Holbrook and Lapergola p. 898

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ancylopoda()
Ancylopoda()

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.

Unr. †Ancylopoda Cope 1889
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Superfm. †Chalicotherioidea Gill 1872
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Fm. †Chalicotheriidae Gill 1872 [chalicothere]
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G. †Anisodon Lartet 1851
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Anisodon grande de Blainville 1849
Anisodon macedonicus de Bonis et al. 1995
Tr. †Chalicotherini Kaup 1833
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G. †Oreinotherium Russell 1934
G. †Chalicotherium Kaup 1833
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Invalid names: Chalicotherium antiquum Kaup 1833 [synonym]
Chalicotherium grande de Blainville 1849
Chalicotherium pilgrimi Forster cooper 1920
Chalicotherium salinum Forster Cooper 1922
Chalicotherium wetzleri Kowalewsky 1873
G. †Nestoritherium Kaup 1859
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Nestoritherium sindiense Lyddeker 1876
G. †Eomoropus Osborn 1913
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Eomoropus amarorum Cope 1881
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Invalid names: Eomoropus annectens Peterson 1919 [synonym]
Eomoropus anarsius Gazin 1956
Eomoropus major Zdansky 1930
Eomoropus meridiorientalis Ducrocq et al. 2021
Eomoropus minimus Zdansky 1930
Eomoropus pawnyunti Remy et al. 2005
Eomoropus quadridentatus Zdansky 1930
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Invalid names: Eomoropus zhanggouensis Cheng and Ma 1990 [synonym]
Eomoropus ulterior Chow 1962
G. †Limognitherium Filhol 1880
Subfm. †Macrotheriinae Holland and Peterson 1913
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G. †Circotherium Holland and Peterson 1913
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Circotherium sivalense Falconer and Cautley 1847
G. †Moropus Marsh 1877
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Moropus betpakdalensis Flerov 1938
Moropus distans Marsh 1877
Moropus elatus Marsh 1877
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Invalid names: Moropus cooki Barbour 1908 [synonym], Moropus parvus Barbour 1909 [synonym], Moropus petersoni Holland 1908 [synonym]
Moropus hollandi Peterson 1913
Moropus matthewi Holland and Peterson 1913
Moropus maximus Holland and Peterson 1914
Moropus merriami Holland and Peterson 1913
Moropus oregonensis Leidy 1873
Moropus senex Marsh 1877
G. †Pernatherium Gervais 1876
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Pernatherium rugosum Gervais 1876
Subfm. †Schizotheriinae Holland and Peterson 1913
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G. †Ancylotheriopus Guérin 1987
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Ancylotheriopus tanzaniae Guérin 1987
G. †Ancylotherium Gaudry 1863
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Ancylotherium hellenicum Koufos 2012
Ancylotherium pentelicum Gaudry and Lartet 1856
Invalid names: Chemositia Pickford 1979 [synonym], Gansuodon Wu and Chen 1976 [synonym], Hoangkotherium Unknown [synonym]
G. †Borissiakia Butler 1965
G. †Macrotherium Lartet 1837
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Macrotherium giganteum Pictet 1844
Macrotherium magnum Lartet 1837
Macrotherium minus Lartet 1837
Macrotherium rhodanicum Deperet 1892
Macrotherium sansaniense Lartet 1837
Macrotherium secundarium Filhol 1890
Macrotherium turgaicum Borissiak 1921
G. †Metaschizotherium von Koenigswald 1932
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Metaschizotherium henningi Dietrich 1942
G. †Phyllotillon Pilgrim 1910
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Phyllotillon huangheensis Qiu et al. 1998
Phyllotillon naricus Filhol 1879
G. †Tylocephalonyx Coombs 1979
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Tylocephalonyx skinneri Coombs 1979
G. †Schizotherium Gervais 1876
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Schizotherium avitum Matthew and Granger 1923
Schizotherium chucuae Gabunia 1951
Schizotherium modicum Gaudry 1875
Schizotherium priscum Gervais 1876
Invalid names: Moropodinae Marsh 1877 [empty]
Fm. †Eomoropidae Matthew 1929
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G. †Litolophus Radinsky 1964
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Litolophus ghazijensis Missiaen and Gingerich 2012
Litolophus gobiensis Colbert 1934
G. †Pappomoropus Tong and Wang 2006
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Pappomoropus taishanensis Tong and Wang 2006
G. †Grangeria Zdansky 1930
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Grangeria canina Zdansky 1930
Fm. †Lophiodontidae Gill 1872
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G. †Atalonodon Dal-Piaz 1929
G. †Lophiaspis Depéret 1910
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Lophiaspis baicherei Deperet 1910
Lophiaspis maurettei Depéret 1910
Lophiaspis occitanicus Deperet 1910
G. †Lophiodochoerus Lemoine 1880
Subfm. †Lophiodontinae Cope 1881
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G. †Eolophiodon Robinet et al. 2015
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Eolophiodon laboriense Robinet et al. 2015
G. †Lophiodon Cuvier 1822
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Subg. †Lophiodon (Coryphodon) Owen 1845
Lophiodon ballardi Marsh 1871
Lophiodon buchsowillanum Desmarest 1822
Lophiodon cuvieri Filhol 1888
Lophiodon eygalayense Labarrère and Montenat 2011
Lophiodon isselense Fischer 1829
Lophiodon lautricense Noulet 1851
Lophiodon leptorhynchum Filhol 1888
Lophiodon parisiense Gervais 1854
Lophiodon parvulum Laurillard 1849
Lophiodon remensis Lemoine 1878
Lophiodon rhinocerodes Rütimeyer 1862
Lophiodon sardus Bosco 1902
Lophiodon tapirotherium Desmarest 1822
Lophiodon thomasi Deperet 1906
G. †Paleomoropus Radinsky 1964
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Paleomoropus jepseni Radinsky 1964
G. †Paralophiodon Dedieu 1977
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Paralophiodon baroensis Checa Soler 1998
Invalid names: Rhinocerolophiodon Fischer 1977 [synonym]
G. †Protomoropus Hooker and Dashzeveg 2004
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Protomoropus gabuniai Hooker and Dashzeveg 2004
Invalid names: Artionychia Osborn and Wortman 1893 [empty], Lophiodontoidea [empty], Perissonychia Osborn and Wortman 1893 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 1000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 300 kgf
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: browsersubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:02:20
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:02:20
Source: g = genus, f = family, subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Colbert and Schoch 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Benton 1996, Legendre 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Gelasian or 55.80000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma

Collections (320 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Spain (Lleida) Lophiodon sp. (142031)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Hérault) Lophiaspis sp. (181563)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Lophiaspis maurettei (178050)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Coryphodon eocaenicus (38868)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Pakistan (Balochistan) Litolophus ghazijensis (112719 179963)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Aude) Lophiaspis occitanicus (78236) Lophiaspis sp. (182641)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Lophiodon leptorhynchum (31717)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Occitanie) Lophiodon eygalayense (195457)
Ypresian - Bartonian56.0 - 38.0France (Aude) Paralophiodon isselense, Lophiodon sp., Lophiaspis occitanicus, Lophiodon isselense (78233)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Lophiodon lautricense (27721)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Lophiodon cuvieri, Lophiodon buchsowillanum, Lophiodon tapirotherium (45738) Lophiodon tapirotherium (45734)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Paleomoropus jepseni (15807)
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6Mongolia (Southern Mongolia) Hyracotherium gabuniai (37206)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Spain (Lleida) Lophiaspis mauretti, Lophiaspis corsaensis (88345)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Nei Mongol) Grangeria gobiensis (182555) Litolophus gobiensis (75275)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Portugal (Região Centro) Lophiaspis maurettei (79200)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Hunan) Propachynolophus hengyangensis (87239) Propalaeotherium hengyangensis (180725)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Lophiodon tapirotherium (45749)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Shandong) Pappomoropus taishanensis (77929)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Hubei) Eomoropus zhanggouensis (175808)