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Prolimnocyon atavus

Osteichthyes - Hyaenodonta

Taxonomy
Prolimnocyon atavus was named by Matthew and Granger (1915) [genotype].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. antiguus
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Prolimnocyon atavus Matthew and Granger
1996Prolimnocyon atavus Polly

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
orderHyaenodonta()
subfamilyLimnocyoninae
genusProlimnocyon
speciesatavus

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.

†Prolimnocyon atavus Matthew and Granger 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available