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Protodichobune

Osteichthyes - Dichobunidae

Taxonomy
Protodichobune was named by Lemoine (1891). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dichobunidae by Hooker (1986), Carroll (1988); to Diacodexeinae by Erfurt and Sudre (1996); to Diacodexinae by McKenna and Bell (1997); and to Dichobuninae by Theodor et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Protodichobune Lemoine
1986Protodichobune Hooker p. 376
1988Protodichobune Carroll
1996Protodichobune Erfurt and Sudre p. 377
1997Protodichobune McKenna and Bell p. 401
2007Protodichobune Theodor et al. p. 46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilyDichobunoideaGill 1872
familyDichobunidaeGill 1872
subfamilyDichobuninaeTurner 1849
genusProtodichobuneLemoine 1891

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.

G. †Protodichobune Lemoine 1891
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†Protodichobune hellmundi Godinot et al. 2018
†Protodichobune oweni Lemoine 1878
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-01 06:18:28
Modified: 2005-09-01 08:18:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Blondel 1996

Age range: base of the MP 8 + 9 to the top of the Lutetian or 56.00000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Spain (Lleida) P. oweni (88345)
MP 8 + 956.0 - 48.07France P. oweni (182640)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Champagne-Ardenne) P. oweni (73387)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Marne) P. oweni (35539 35540 181639 181653)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07United Kingdom P. sp. (87950)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France P. oweni (183451)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Champagne Ardenne) P. oweni (177753)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03France (Occitanie) P. hellmundi (195457)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) P. oweni (44999)