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Proterotheriinae

Osteichthyes - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Taxonomy
Proterotheriinae was named by Ameghino (1885). It is the type subfamily of Proterotheriidae.

It was assigned to Proterotheriidae by Cifelli (1983), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Proterotheriinae Ameghino
1983Proterotheriinae Cifelli
1997Proterotheriinae McKenna and Bell p. 454

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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
subfamilyProterotheriinaeAmeghino 1885
subfamilyProterotheriinaeAmeghino 1885

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. †Proterotheriinae Ameghino 1885
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G. †Brachytherium Ameghino 1883
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†Brachytherium cuspidatum Ameghino 1883
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Invalid names: Epitherium paranensis Ameghino 1904 [synonym], Licaphrium mesopotamiense de Blanchini and Blanchini 1971 [synonym], Lophogonodon gradatum Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
†Brachytherium cuspidatus Ameghino 1883
†Brachytherium gradatum Ameghino 1891
†Brachytherium morenoi Rovereto 1914
G. †Neobrachytherium Soria 2001
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†Neobrachytherium intermedium Moreno and Mercerat 1891
†Neobrachytherium morenoi Rovereto 1914
G. †Pseudobrachytherium Corona et al. 2020
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†Pseudobrachytherium breve Corona et al. 2020
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:35
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:35
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, MacFadden et al. 1996, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 20.45000 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Neuquén) Proterotheriinae indet. (89027)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Río Negro) Proterotheriinae indet. (89093)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Chile (Magallanes) Proterotheriinae indet. (204203)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Uruguay (San José) Neobrachytherium ameghinoi, Pseudobrachytherium breve (202701)
Chasicoan10.0 - 8.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Brachytherium sp., Proterotheriinae indet., Neobrachytherium ullumense (79180) Neobrachytherium ullumense (140913)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Rioja) Neobrachytherium sp. (55596)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Entre Rios) Brachytherium cuspidatum, Proterotherium gradatum, Epitherium paranensis, Licaphrium mesopotamiense, Neobrachytherium ameghinoi (55600) Proterotheriinae indet., Brachytherium cuspidatum (204596)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Brachytherium cuspidatum (152061) Brachytherium cuspidatum, Neobrachytherium sp. (87198) Neobrachytherium sp. (140925) Proterotheriinae indet. (152063)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Neobrachytherium sp. (206032) Neobrachytherium ullumense (198270) Proterotheriinae indet. (232691) Proterotheriinae indet., Neobrachytherium sp. (210573)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Argentina (Catamarca) Neobrachytherium morenoi (204538)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Catamarca) Brachytherium laternarium (176757)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) Brachytherium laternarium (157795)
Chapadmalalan3.8 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Brachytherium sp. (199154 199156)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Entre Rios) Proterotheriinae indet. (207682)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Argentina (Cordoba) Proterotheriinae indet. (191133)