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Protocaptorhinus pricei

Reptilia - Captorhinidae

Taxonomy
Protocaptorhinus pricei was named by Clark and Carroll (1973). Its type specimen is MCZ 1478, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rattlesnake Canyon (Admiral Fm.), which is in an Artinskian terrestrial horizon in the Petrolia Formation of Texas. It is the type species of Protocaptorhinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Protocaptorhinus pricei Clark and Carroll p. 379 figs. 14-17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
familyCaptorhinidae
genusProtocaptorhinus
speciespricei

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.

Protocaptorhinus pricei Clark and Carroll 1973
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Clark and R. L. Carroll 1973see generic diagnosis
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticf
Composition 2: "sclero-protein"f
Architecture: compact or densef
Folds: minorf
Ribbing: minorf
Spines: nonef
Ontogeny: addition of partsf
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: herbivoref
Reproduction: oviparousf
Dispersal: direct/internalf
Dispersal 2: mobilef
Created: 2008-12-08 12:39:08
Modified: 2010-03-18 09:56:09
Source: f = family
Reference: Kissel et al. 2002

Age range: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Texas) Protocaptorhinus pricei (type locality: 84716 85112)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Oklahoma) Pleuristion brachycoelous (79402)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Texas) Captorhinus aguti (85341)