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Peraceras
Taxonomy
Peraceras was named by Cope (1880). Its type is Peraceras superciliosus.
It was synonymized subjectively with Aphelops by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Rhinoceridae by Cope (1881); to Rhinocerotidae by Cope (1880) and Carroll (1988); and to Aceratheriinae by Prothero and Schoch (1989), Prothero (1998) and Prothero (2005).
It was synonymized subjectively with Aphelops by Hay (1902).
It was assigned to Rhinoceridae by Cope (1881); to Rhinocerotidae by Cope (1880) and Carroll (1988); and to Aceratheriinae by Prothero and Schoch (1989), Prothero (1998) and Prothero (2005).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1880 | Peraceras Cope |
1881 | Peraceras Cope p. 393 |
1988 | Peraceras Carroll |
1989 | Peraceras Prothero and Schoch p. 535 |
1998 | Peraceras Prothero p. 601 |
2005 | Peraceras Prothero p. 82 |
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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. †Peraceras Cope 1880
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†Peraceras hessei Prothero and Manning 1987
†Peraceras profectum Matthew 1899
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Invalid names: Aphelops brachyodus Osborn 1904 [synonym], Aphelops ceratorhinus Douglass 1903 [synonym], Aphelops montanus Douglass 1908 [synonym], Diceratherium jamberi Tanner 1977 [synonym]
†Peraceras superciliosus Cope 1880
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available