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Arsinoitheriidae

Mammalia - Embrithopoda - Arsinoitheriidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Arsinoitheriidae Andrews
1906Arsinoitheriidae Andrews p. 2
1979Arsinoitheriidae Sen and Heintz p. 76
1985Arsinoitheriidae Radulesco and Sudre p. 141
1988Arsinoitheriidae Carroll
2008Arsinoitheriidae Pickford et al. p. 477
2016Arsinoitheriidae Erdal et al.

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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
orderEmbrithopoda
familyArsinoitheriidaeAndrews 1904
familyArsinoitheriidaeAndrews 1904

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.

Fm. †Arsinoitheriidae Andrews 1904
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Subfm. †Arsinoitheriinae Sen and Heintz 1979
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G. †Arsinoitherium Beadnell 1902
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Arsinoitherium giganteum Sanders et al. 2004
Arsinoitherium zitelli Beadnell 1902
Arsinoitherium zitteli Beadnell 1902
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Invalid names: Arsinoitherium andrewsi Lankester 1903 [synonym]
Subfm. †Palaeoamasiinae Sen and Heintz 1979
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G. †Crivadiatherium Radulesco et al. 1976
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Crivadiatherium iliescui Radulesco and Sudre 1985
Crivadiatherium mackennai Radulesco et al. 1976
G. Hypsamasia Maas et al. 1998
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Hypsamasia seni Maas et al. 1998
G. †Palaeoamasia Ozansoy 1966
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Palaeoamasia kansui Ozansoy 1966
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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Chattian or 55.80000 to 23.03000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 47.8 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Turkey (Amasya) Palaeoamasia kansui (84608)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Turkey Palaeoamasia kansui (84607 84609 182489)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Turkey (Ankara) Hypsamasia seni (84511)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71Romania (Hunedoara Departement) Crivadiatherium mackennai, Crivadiatherium iliescui (36132)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Oman Arsinoitherium sp. (84510)
Bartonian - Late/Upper Eocene41.3 - 33.9Libya Arsinoitherium sp. (55449)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Turkey Palaeoamasia n. sp. (182498)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Tunisia Arsinoitherium sp. (182490)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Oman (Dhofar) Arsinoitherium andrewsi (179726) Arsinoitherium indet. (192927) Arsinotherium andrewsi, Arsinoitherium indet. (162464 175334) Arsinotherium indet. (192925)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Angola (Cabinda) Arsinoitherium indet. (56682)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Egypt (Fayum) Arsinoitherium sp. (60127) Arsinoitherium zitteli, Arsinoitherium andrewsi (65960)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Turkey Palaeoamasia n. sp. (182499)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Saudi Arabia (Al Hijaz) Arsinoitherium zitteli (97221)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Kenya (Turkana) Arsinoitherium sp. (174662)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Ethiopia Arsinoitherium sp. (71941)