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Protylopus
Taxonomy
Protylopus was named by Wortman (1898). Its type is Protylopus petersoni.
It was assigned to Camelidae by Wortman (1898), Peterson (1919); to Poebrotheriinae by Hay (1902), Simpson (1945); and to Oromerycidae by Gazin (1955), Golz (1976), Carroll (1988), Prothero (1998).
It was assigned to Camelidae by Wortman (1898), Peterson (1919); to Poebrotheriinae by Hay (1902), Simpson (1945); and to Oromerycidae by Gazin (1955), Golz (1976), Carroll (1988), Prothero (1998).
Species
P. annectens, P. pearsonensis, P. petersoni (syn. P. parvus, P. minor) (type species), P. robustus, P. stocki
Synonymy list
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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. †Protylopus Wortman 1898
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†Protylopus annectens Peterson 1919
†Protylopus pearsonensis Golz 1976
†Protylopus petersoni Wortman 1898
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Invalid names: Protylopus minor Prothero 1998 [synonym], Protylopus parvus Prothero 1998 [synonym]
†Protylopus robustus Golz 1976
†Protylopus stocki Golz 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available