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Protoryx carolinae

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Protoryx carolinae was named by Major (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. hentscheli, P. laticeps

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Protoryx carolinae Major
2010Protoryx carolinae Gentry p. 791

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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()
superfamilyBovoidea
familyBovidae
genusProtoryxForsyth Major 1891
speciescarolinaeMajor 1891

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.

†Protoryx carolinae Major 1891
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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: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:01:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the MN 5 to the top of the Turolian or 15.97000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 515.97 - 13.65Turkey (Bursa) Protoryx carolinae (68547)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) Protoryx carolinae (182748 182750)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Aegean) Protoryx carolinae (202120 207137)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Samos) Protoryx carolinae (202215)