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Protitanops
Taxonomy
Protitanops was named by Stock (1936). Its type is Protitanops curryi.
It was assigned to Brontotheridae by Stock (1936), Carroll (1988), Prothero and Schoch (1989); to Brontotheriinae by Mader (1998); and to Brontotheriita by Mihlbachler (2008).
It was assigned to Brontotheridae by Stock (1936), Carroll (1988), Prothero and Schoch (1989); to Brontotheriinae by Mader (1998); and to Brontotheriita by Mihlbachler (2008).
Species
P. curryi (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1936 | Protitanops Stock |
1988 | Protitanops Carroll |
1989 | Protitanops Prothero and Schoch p. 537 |
1998 | Protitanops Mader p. 531 |
2008 | Protitanops Mihlbachler p. 413 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Mader 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 |
Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Chadronian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Eocene | USA (Oregon) | P. sp. (16842) | |
Chadronian | USA (California) | P. curryi (17029) |