Pachynolophus and Palaeotherium enter the LRT basal to giant horses
Pachynolophus eulaliensis
(Pomel 1847, Danilo et al. 2013; Eocene; Fig. 1) is widely considered a horse relative. Here, in the large reptile tree (LRT, 2036+ taxa) it nests basal to the giant horses, Juxia (Fig. 2) + Paraceratherium with a transitional genus known since 1804, Palaeotherium (Fig. 3) between them.
Danilo et al. 2013
consider Pachynolophus, “the oldest representative of the Palaeotheriidae, here including the controversial pachynolophs.”
The nesting of paraceratheres with horses
continues to be heretical, but these two new taxa justify, validate and cement that earlier hypothesis of interrelationships.
The nesting of palaeotheres with paraceratheres
appears to be a novel hypothesis of interrelationships. If not, please provide a citation so I can promote it here.
References
Danilo L et al. 2013. A new Eocene locality in southern France sheds light on the basal radiation of Palaeotheriidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Equoidea), Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 33:1, 195-215.
Pomel A 1847. Notes sur les mammiferes et reptiles fossiles des terrains eocenes de Paris, inferieurs au depot gypseux.Archives des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles de Gen`eve 4:326–330.
Source: https://pterosaurheresies.wordpress.com/2022/01/09/pachynolophus-and-palaeotherium-enter-the-lrt-basal-to-giant-horses/
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