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Procervulus dichotomus

Osteichthyes - Palaeomerycidae

Taxonomy
Procervulus dichotomus was named by Gervais (1849).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. aurelianensis, P. dichostomus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Procervulus dichotomus Gervais

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyPalaeomerycidaeLydekker 1883
genusProcervulusGaudry 1877
speciesdichotomusGervais 1849

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.

†Procervulus dichotomus Gervais 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-07 22:30:00
Modified: 2009-01-08 00:30:00
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Prothero and Liter 2007

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Langhian or 16.90000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Procervulus dichotomus (49102 69098 70359)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France Procervulus dichotomus (224418)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Switzerland Procervulus dichotomus (69539)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Spain (Valencia) Procervulus dichotomus (40031)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Portugal (Lisbon) Procervulus dichotomus (36628 36631)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Procervulus dichotomus (106003)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Procervulus dichotomus (187579)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98France Procervulus dichotomus (142146)
MN 3 - MN 520.0 - 13.82France Procervulus dichotomus (94801 191822 191827)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Centre) Procervulus dichotomus (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Midi-Pyrénées) Procervulus dichotomus (71873)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Alsac) Procervulus dichotomus (69106)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Germany Procervulus dichotomus (70364)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) Procervulus dichotomus (31316 31326)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France Procervulus dichotomus (90354)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) Procervulus dichotomus (180192)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Procervulus dichotomus (175727)
MN 515.98 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees region) Procervulus dichotomus (32073)
MN 515.98 - 13.82France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Procervulus dichotomus (32071 32072)
MN 5 - MN 615.98 - 12.75Portugal Procervulus dichotomus (65912)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain (Madrid) Procervulus dichotomus (197672 197673 197674)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Procervulus dichotomus (142149)