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Promylophis cifellii

Osteichthyes - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Taxonomy
Promylophis cifellii was named by Shockey et al. (2022). Its type specimen is UATF-V-2088, a maxilla (left maxillary fragment), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Calabozo Pata (Red Rodent Level), which is in a Deseadan terrestrial horizon in the Salla Beds Formation of Bolivia. It is the type species of Promylophis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Promylophis cifellii Shockey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
suborderLitopterna(Ameghino 1889)
familyProterotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
genusPromylophis
speciescifellii

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.

†Promylophis cifellii Shockey et al. 2022
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available