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Proticia
Taxonomy
Proticia was named by Patterson (1977). Its type is Proticia venezuelensis.
It was assigned to Colombitheriidae by Patterson (1977), Carroll (1988); and to Pyrotheriidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
It was assigned to Colombitheriidae by Patterson (1977), Carroll (1988); and to Pyrotheriidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).
Species
P. venezuelensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Proticia Patterson |
| 1988 | Proticia Carroll |
| 1997 | Proticia McKenna and Bell p. 468 |
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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: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1996, Lillegraven 1979 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Eocene | Venezuela (Lara) | P. venezuelensis (186779) |