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Prototomus
Taxonomy
Prototomus was named by Cope (1874). It is not extant. It was considered paraphyletic by Peigné et al. (2007).
It was synonymized subjectively with Stypolophus by Cope (1877), Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Sinopa by Scott (1892), Wortman (1902), Andrews (1906), Matthew (1909), Matthew and Granger (1915), Simpson (1951); it was synonymized subjectively with Notharctus by Troxell (1926).
It was assigned to Hyaenodontinae by Van Valen (1967); to Proviverrinae by Peigné et al. (2007); to Hyaenodontidae by Cope (1874), McKenna (1960), Van Valen (1965), Van Valen (1966), Gingerich and Deutsch (1989), McKenna and Bell (1997), Gunnell (1998), Solé et al. (2009), Rose et al. (2012); and to Sinopaninae by Solé (2013), Solé et al. (2014).
It was synonymized subjectively with Stypolophus by Cope (1877), Hay (1902); it was synonymized subjectively with Sinopa by Scott (1892), Wortman (1902), Andrews (1906), Matthew (1909), Matthew and Granger (1915), Simpson (1951); it was synonymized subjectively with Notharctus by Troxell (1926).
It was assigned to Hyaenodontinae by Van Valen (1967); to Proviverrinae by Peigné et al. (2007); to Hyaenodontidae by Cope (1874), McKenna (1960), Van Valen (1965), Van Valen (1966), Gingerich and Deutsch (1989), McKenna and Bell (1997), Gunnell (1998), Solé et al. (2009), Rose et al. (2012); and to Sinopaninae by Solé (2013), Solé et al. (2014).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1874 | Prototomus Cope |
| 1960 | Prototomus McKenna |
| 1965 | Prototomus Van Valen |
| 1966 | Prototomus Van Valen |
| 1967 | Prototomus Van Valen |
| 1989 | Prototomus Gingerich and Deutsch |
| 1997 | Prototomus McKenna and Bell |
| 1998 | Prototomus Gunnell |
| 2007 | Prototomus Peigné et al. p. 453 |
| 2009 | Prototomus Solé et al. |
| 2012 | Prototomus Rose et al. |
| 2013 | Prototomus Solé |
| 2014 | Prototomus Solé et al. |
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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. †Prototomus Cope 1874
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†Prototomus deimos Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
†Prototomus girardoti Smith and Smith 2001
†Prototomus martis Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
†Prototomus minimus Smith and Smith 2001
†Prototomus multicuspis Cope 1875
†Prototomus phobos Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
†Prototomus robustus Matthew and Granger 1915
†Prototomus secundarius Cope 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available