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Prototomus phobos

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Prototomus phobos was named by Gingerich and Deutsch (1989).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. minor

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Prototomus phobos Gingerich and Deutsch
1996Prototomus phobos Polly

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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
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilySinopinae()
genusPrototomusCope 1874
speciesphobos

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.

†Prototomus phobos Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 11:47:26
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:47:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Gunnell 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Gebo and Rose 1993, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Prototomus phobos (15587 15589 15590 15694 15726 15727 15735 15736 15738 15746 15752 15758 15776 15779 15788 15790 15794 15796 15799 15803 15814 15815 15826 15835 15899 46659 46720 46726 46731 46784 46792 46807 46809 46819 46834 46835 46838) Prototomus sp. (15793)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Sinopa sp. (15485 15857)