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Paramacrauchenia

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Taxonomy
Paramacrauchenia was named by Bordas (1939). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Macraucheniidae by Carroll (1988); and to Proterotheriidae by Soria (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Paramacrauchenia Bordas
1988Paramacrauchenia Carroll
2001Paramacrauchenia Soria

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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
genusParamacraucheniaBordas 1939

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. †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
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. F. Soria 2001De tamaño menor a comparable al de Proterotherium cervoides y ligeramente menor que el de Lambdaconus suinus. P3-4 sin metacónulo. Ml-2 con metacónulo reducido, muy asociado al hipocono o a éste y al protocono; M3 con metacónulo modificado o sin el; sin hipocono