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Probrachyodus

Osteichthyes - Anthracotheriidae

Taxonomy
Probrachyodus was named by Xu and Chiu (1962). Its type is Probrachyodus panchiaoensis.

It was assigned to Anthracotheriidae by Carroll (1988), McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
P. panchiaoensis (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Mannion on 2016-11-28

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Probrachyodus Xu and Chiu
1988Probrachyodus Carroll
1997Probrachyodus McKenna and Bell p. 404

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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
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyAnthracotheriidaeLeidy 1869
genusProbrachyodusXu and Chiu 1962

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.

G. †Probrachyodus Xu and Chiu 1962
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Probrachyodus panchiaoensis Xu and Chiu 1962
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: 2005-08-31 14:33:14
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:33:14
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Kron and Manning 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Eocene or 48.07000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Yunnan) P. panchiaoensis (36668)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Guangxi) P. sp. nov. (190964)