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Protherohyus
Taxonomy
Protherohyus was named by Dutra et al. (2017). Its type is Desmathyus brachydontus.
It was assigned to Platygonini by Dutra et al. (2017); and to Tayassuinae by Prothero (2021).
It was assigned to Platygonini by Dutra et al. (2017); and to Tayassuinae by Prothero (2021).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2017 | Protherohyus Dutra et al. p. 355 |
| 2021 | Protherohyus Prothero p. 37 |
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G. †Protherohyus Dutra et al. 2017
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. P. Dutra et al. 2017 | The genus Protherohyus differs from Platygonus by having a straight temporal crest, brachyodont crown morphology, and by not having a postorbital depression. Differs from the other genera of Platygonini by having non-molariform premolars and a short rostrum. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999 | |||||
Collections
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