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Paraceros

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Paraceros was named by Ameghino (1889). Its type is Cervus ensenadensis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Blastocerus by Hershkovitz (1982).

It was assigned to Cervidae by Ameghino (1889).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Paraceros Ameghino p. 605

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyCervidae
genusParaceros

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. †Paraceros Ameghino 1889
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Paraceros avius Ameghino 1888
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Invalid names: Cervus intermedius Moreno 1888 [synonym], Cervus minor Moreno 1888 [synonym], Cervus patachonicus Moreno 1888 [synonym]
Paraceros ensenadensis Ameghino 1888
Paraceros fragilis Ameghino 1888
Paraceros vulneratus Ameghino 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available