Propalaeotherium

Propalaeotherium
Temporal range: Ypresian, 56.0–47.8 Ma
Restored P. hassiacum skeleton
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: †Palaeotheriidae
Genus: †Propalaeotherium
Gervais, 1849
Type species
†Propalaeotherium isselanum
Cuvier, 1824
Species[1]
  • †P. argentonicum Gervais, 1849
  • †P. hassiacum Haupt, 1925
  • †P. helveticum Savage et al., 1965
  • †P. isselanum Cuvier, 1824
  • †P. sudrei Remy, Krasovec & Marandat, 2016
  • †P. voigti Matthes, 1977

Propalaeotherium was an early genus of perissodactyl endemic to Europe and Asia during the early Eocene. There are currently six recognised species within the genus, with P. isselanum as the type species (named by Georges Cuvier in 1824).[1]

  1. ^ a b Remy, Jean A.; Krasovec, Gabriel; Marandat, Bernard (2016). "A new species of Propalaeotherium (Palaeotheriidae, Perissodactyla, Mammalia) from the Middle Eocene locality of Aumelas (Hérault, France)". Palaeovertebrata. 40 (2): e1. doi:10.18563/pv.40.2.e1.