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Proterotheriidae

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Proterotheriidae Ameghino
1889Proterotheriidae Cope p. 876
1891Proterotheridae Ameghino p. 10
1891Bunodontheridae Mercerat
1894Proterotheridae Ameghino p. 33
1894Proterotheriidae Lydekker p. 57
1897Proterotheriidae Ameghino p. 451
1904Anisolambda nodulosa Roth
1910Proterotheriidae Gregory p. 466
1911Proterotheridae Jaekel p. 245
1913Proterotheriidae Scott p. 489
1934Proterotheriidae Simpson
1935Proterotheriidae Simpson p. 9
1948Proterotheriidae Simpson
1962Proterotheriidae Simpson et al.
1967Proterotheriidae Simpson
1983Proterotheriidae Cifelli
1988Proterotheriidae Carroll
2010Proterotheriidae Kramarz et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
suborderLitopterna(Ameghino 1889)
familyProterotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
familyProterotheriidaeAmeghino 1887

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.

Fm. †Proterotheriidae Ameghino 1887
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G. †Anisolambda Ameghino 1901
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†Anisolambda amel Simpson 1948
†Anisolambda fissidens Ameghino 1901
Invalid names: Josepholeidya Ameghino 1901 [synonym]
Subfm. †Anisolambdinae Cifelli 1983
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G. †Paranisolambda Cifelli 1983
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†Paranisolambda prodromus Paula Couto 1952
G. †Protheosodon Ameghino 1897
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†Protheosodon coniferus Ameghino 1897
G. †Anisolophus Burmeister 1885
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†Anisolophus floweri Ameghino 1887
Tr. †Brachytherini Ameghino 1891
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G. †Proterotherium Ameghino 1883
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†Proterotherium acer Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium americanum Bravard 1858
†Proterotherium australe Burmeister 1879
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Invalid names: Tetramerorhinus mixtum Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
†Proterotherium browni Scott 1910
†Proterotherium cavum Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Anomodontherium montanum Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Oreomeryx propius Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Oreomeryx superbus Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Thoatherium periculorum Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Proterotherium cervioides Ameghino 1883
†Proterotherium cingulatum Ameghino 1891
†Proterotherium curtidens Ameghino 1891
†Proterotherium dichotomum Ameghino 1904
†Proterotherium divortium Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium dogei Scott 1910
†Proterotherium intermedium Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium karaikense Ameghino 1904
†Proterotherium mixtum Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium nitens Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium perpolitum Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium politum Ameghino 1904
†Proterotherium principale Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium pyramidatum Ameghino 1894
†Proterotherium simplicidens Rovereto 1914
Invalid names: Anomodontherium Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Diadiaphorus Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Diaphragmodon Mercerat 1893 [synonym], Heptaconus Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Oreomeryx Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Tichodon Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
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†Caliphrium simplex Ameghino 1894
G. †Deuterotherium Ameghino 1895
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†Deuterotherium distichum Ameghino 1894
G. †Diplasiotherium Rovereto 1914
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†Diplasiotherium pampa Soria 2001
†Diplasiotherium robustum Rovereto 1914
G. †Eoauchenia Ameghino 1887
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†Eoauchenia cingulata Cabrera 1939
†Eoauchenia primitiva Ameghino 1887
G. †Eoproterotherium Ameghino 1904
G. †Eoprotherotherium Ameghino 1904
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G. †Epecuenia Cabrera 1939
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†Epecuenia thoatherioides Cabrera 1939
G. †Guilielmofloweria Ameghino 1901
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†Guilielmofloweria plicata Ameghino 1901
G. †Heteroglyphis Roth 1899
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G. †Lambdaconus Ameghino 1897
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†Lambdaconus inaequifacies Ameghino 1904
†Lambdaconus lacerum Ameghino 1902
†Lambdaconus suinus Ameghino 1897
G. †Licaphrops Ameghino 1904
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†Licaphrops coalescens Ameghino 1904
†Licaphrops festinus Ameghino 1902
G. †Lophogododon Ameghino 1904
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†Lophogododon paranensis Ameghino 1904
Subfm. †Megadolodinae Cifelli and Villarroel 1997
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G. †Bounodus Carlini et al. 2006
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†Bounodus enigmaticus Carlini et al. 2006
G. †Megadolodus McKenna 1956
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†Megadolodus molariformis McKenna 1956
G. †Mesolicaphrium McGrath et al. 2020
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†Mesolicaphrium sanalfonense Cifelli and Guerrero Diaz 1997
G. †Neodolodus Hoffstetter and Soria 1986
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†Neodolodus colombianus Hoffstetter and Soria 1986
G. †Neolicaphrium Frenguelli 1921
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†Neolicaphrium major Soria 2001
†Neolicaphrium recens Frenguelli 1921
G. †Olisanophus McGrath et al. 2020
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†Olisanophus akilachuta McGrath et al. 2020
†Olisanophus riorosarioensis McGrath et al. 2020
G. †Paramacrauchenia Bordas 1939
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†Paramacrauchenia scammata Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Prothoatherium plicatum Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
†Paramacrauchenia scamnata Ameghino 1902
G. †Phoradiadius Simpson et al. 1962
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†Phoradiadius divortiensis Simpson et al. 1962
G. †Picturotherium Kramarz and Bond 2005
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†Picturotherium migueli Kramarz and Bond 2005
G. †Polyacrodon Roth 1899
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Invalid names: Decaconus intricatus Ameghino 1901 [synonym]
†Polyacrodon ligatus Roth 1899
Invalid names: Decaconus Ameghino 1901 [synonym], Oroacrodon Ameghino 1904 [objective synonym], Periacrodon Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
G. †Prolicaphrium Ameghino 1902
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†Prolicaphrium specillatum Ameghino 1902
†Prolicaphrium spectabile Ameghino 1902
G. †Promylophis Shockey et al. 2022
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†Promylophis cifellii Shockey et al. 2022
Subfm. †Proterotheriinae Ameghino 1885
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G. †Brachytherium Ameghino 1883
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†Brachytherium cuspidatum Ameghino 1883
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Invalid names: Epitherium paranensis Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Licaphrium mesopotamiense de Blanchini and Blanchini 1971 [synonym], Lophogonodon gradatum Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
†Brachytherium cuspidatus Ameghino 1883
†Brachytherium gradatum Ameghino 1891
†Brachytherium morenoi Rovereto 1914
G. †Neobrachytherium Soria 2001
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†Neobrachytherium intermedium Moreno and Mercerat 1891
†Neobrachytherium morenoi Rovereto 1914
G. †Pseudobrachytherium Corona et al. 2020
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†Pseudobrachytherium breve Corona et al. 2020
Tr. †Proterotherini Ameghino 1891
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G. †Licaphrium Ameghino 1887
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†Licaphrium debile Ameghino 1894
†Licaphrium floweri Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Anisolophus fischeri Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Licaphrium granatum Ameghino 1894
†Licaphrium intermedium Ameghino 1891
†Licaphrium intermissum Ameghino 1891
†Licaphrium parvulum Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Licaphrium arenarum Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Licaphrium proclivum Ameghino 1894
†Licaphrium proximum Ameghino 1904
†Licaphrium pyramidatum Ameghino 1904
†Licaphrium tenuae Ameghino 1894
G. †Prothoatherium Ameghino 1902
G. †Ricardolydekkeria Ameghino 1901
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†Ricardolydekkeria cinctula Ameghino 1904
†Ricardolydekkeria lunulata Ameghino 1904
†Ricardolydekkeria praerupta Ameghino 1901
†Ricardolydekkeria profunda Ameghino 1901
Invalid names: Heterolambda Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Lopholambda Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
G. †Tetramerorhinus Ameghino 1894
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†Tetramerorhinus cingulatum Ameghino 1891
†Tetramerorhinus fleaglei Kramarz and Bond 2005
†Tetramerorhinus fortis Ameghino 1894
†Tetramerorhinus lucarius Ameghino 1894
†Tetramerorhinus prosistens Ameghino 1899
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Invalid names: Diadiaphorus zamius Ameghino 1899 [synonym], Heptaconus obcallatus Ameghino 1899 [synonym]
G. †Thoatherium Ameghino 1887
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†Thoatherium bilobatum Ameghino 1904
†Thoatherium crepidatum Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Merycodon damesi Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Rhagodon gracilis Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Thoatherium karaikense Ameghino 1904
†Thoatherium minusculum Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Merycodon rusticus Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Thoatherium rhabdodon Ameghino 1894
†Thoatherium velatum Ameghino 1904
Invalid names: Merycodon Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Rhagodon Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
G. †Villarroelia Cifelli and Guerrero Diaz 1997
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†Villarroelia totoyoi Cifelli and Guerrero Diaz 1997
G. †Xesmodon Berg 1899
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†Xesmodon langi Roth 1899
†Xesmodon prolixus Roth 1899
Invalid names: Glyphodon Roth 1899 [replaced]
Invalid names: Anisolambda nodulosa Roth 1904 [nomen vanum], Bunodontheridae Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available