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Prodissopsalis

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Prodissopsalis Matthes pp. 206-208 figs. 1-3
1952Prodissopsalis Matthes pp. 206-208 figs. 1-3
1952Imperatoria Matthes pp. 214-215 figs. 6-11
1967Prodissopsalis Van Valen
1997Prodissopsalis McKenna and Bell
2007Prodissopsalis Peigné et al. p. 453
2013Prodissopsalis Solé
2019Prodissopsalis Solé and Mennecart

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
genusProdissopsalisMatthes 1950

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. †Prodissopsalis Matthes 1950
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Prodissopsalis eocaenicus Matthes 1952
Invalid names: Imperatoria Matthes 1952 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. W. Matthes 1952Big, length of basilar about 200 mm. Upper P1 - upper M3 81 mm. C - upper M3 no diastema. Upper M3 transversally placed with metaconus, tooth well developed. P not reduced. Metastyle of upper M1-3 big, developed to a long edge. Upper P4 has three roots and is bigger than upper M1. Upper P1 have two roots. Upper M2 is the biggest tooth of upper maxilla, cutting edge and middle suture of palatine have an angle of 45°. Para- and metacone of upper M1 present. Angle between proto- para- metacone of upper M1-2 nearly 90°. Upper M2 has parastyle and para- and metacone. From metacone metastyle goes to some degree in labial direction. Upper M3 has two main cusps. Para- and metacone always clearly divided by a distinct valley. Metacone bigger than paracone. Upper P4 with big deuterocone, protocone present. Palate increase in width between the molars.
H. W. Matthes 1952 (Imperatoria)Lower M3 bigger than lower M2. Lower M1-3 increase in size. The more anterior P have little diastemas. Talonid of lower P4 basin-like. Lower M1-3 38 mm, lower jaw length above 150 mm. Lower jaw robust. Talonids more slender than trigonids. Lower P1 have two roots. P has anterior basal cusps. C thick. P not reduced. Lower P4 with two roots, biggest of P. Lower M1-3 with metaconid. Paraconids higher than metaconids. Trigonids high and well developed.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:44:28
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:44:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gunnell 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Imperatoria gallwitzi, Imperatoria hageni (45747) P. eocaenicus (13322) P. robustum, Imperatoria gallwitzi, Imperatoria hageni (45001)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France P. sp. (184468)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Rhone-Alpes Region) P. ginsburgi, P. sp. (31741)