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Prosansanosmilus
Taxonomy
Prosansanosmilus was named by Heizmann et al. (1980). Its type is Prosansanosmilus peregrinus.
It was assigned to Nimravinae by Heizmann et al. (1980); to Felidae by Carroll (1988); to Barbourofelinae by Bryant (1991); and to Barbourofelidae by Morlo et al. (2004) and Morlo (2006).
It was assigned to Nimravinae by Heizmann et al. (1980); to Felidae by Carroll (1988); to Barbourofelinae by Bryant (1991); and to Barbourofelidae by Morlo et al. (2004) and Morlo (2006).
Species
P. eggeri, P. peregrinus (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Prosansanosmilus Heizmann et al. p. 9 |
| 1988 | Prosansanosmilus Carroll |
| 1991 | Prosansanosmilus Bryant p. 71 |
| 2004 | Prosansanosmilus Morlo et al. p. 45 |
| 2006 | Prosansanosmilus Morlo |
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G. †Prosansanosmilus Heizmann et al. 1980
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†Prosansanosmilus eggeri Morlo et al. 2004
†Prosansanosmilus peregrinus Heizmann et al. 1980
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| E.P.J. Heizmann et al. 1980 | Machairodontider Felide mit der Zahnformel 3/3, 1/1, 3/2?3,1/1. Mandibel schlank und gestreckt mit machairodontid ausgebildetem "Kinn" und entsprechend großflachiger Symphysenregion; Processus coronoideus niedrig, d.h. die Mandibularbezahnung nur geringfügig überragend; c. inf kurz und kräftig; Diastem c-p3 gestreckt; p3 und p4 mit gegenüber Styliden und Hintercingulum dominierendem Haupthügel; m1 kurz und hoch, mit wenig geöffneten Winkel zwischen para- und Protoconidschneide (ca. 100-105º), Metaconid und Talonid reduziert, aber deutlich erkennbar; P4 mit niedriger, wenig scheidend ausgebildeter Krone und mit wohlentwickeltem Innenhügel. | |
| M. Morlo et al. 2004 | Relatively short genial flange, well developed P/3 presenting a clear posterior cingulid, relative to Ginsburgsmilus and Afrosmilus large posterior accessory cusp on P/4, small preparastyle and well developed protocone on P4/, and P/2 vestigial or absent. |
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Martin 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burdigalian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | P. peregrinus (69098) | |
| Orleanian | France | P. peregrinus (142146) | |
| MN 4 | France (Alsac) | P. peregrinus (69106) | |
| MN 4 | Germany (Bavaria) | P. peregrinus (28629) | |
| MN 4 | France (Centre) | P. peregrinus (69116) | |
| MN 4 | France (Gers) | P. perigrinus (69099) | |
| Langhian - Tortonian | France (Maine-et-Loire) | P. peregrinus (142149) |