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Protoceratinae
Taxonomy
Protoceratinae is a subfamily. It is not extant. Its type is Protoceras. It was considered paraphyletic by Prothero (1998), Webb et al. (2003).
It was assigned to Agriochoeridae by Hay (1902); to Hypertragulidae by Matthew (1908); and to Protoceratidae by Colbert (1941), Webb (1981), Prothero (1998), Webb et al. (2003), Prothero and Ludtke (2007).
It was assigned to Agriochoeridae by Hay (1902); to Hypertragulidae by Matthew (1908); and to Protoceratidae by Colbert (1941), Webb (1981), Prothero (1998), Webb et al. (2003), Prothero and Ludtke (2007).
Subtaxa
Paratoceras, Protoceras (type genus)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2007-04-02; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-04-30
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1902 | Protoceratinae Hay p. 673 |
| 1908 | Protoceratinae Matthew p. 561 |
| 1941 | Protoceratinae Colbert p. 21 |
| 1981 | Protoceratinae Webb p. 363 |
| 1998 | Protoceratinae Prothero p. 434 |
| 2003 | Protoceratinae Webb et al. p. 349 |
| 2007 | Protoceratinae Prothero and Ludtke p. 172 |
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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.
Subfm. †Protoceratinae
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G. †Paratoceras Frick 1937
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†Paratoceras coatesi Rincón et al. 2015
†Paratoceras macadamsi Frick 1937
†Paratoceras orarius Rincón et al. 2015
†Paratoceras tedfordi Webb et al. 2003
†Paratoceras wardi Patton and Taylor 1973
G. †Protoceras Marsh 1891
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†Protoceras celer Marsh 1891
†Protoceras comptus Marsh 1894
†Protoceras nasutus Marsh 1897
†Protoceras neatodelpha Patton and Taylor 1973
†Protoceras skinneri Patton and Taylor 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available