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Colbertchoerus niobrarensis

Mammalia - Tayassuidae

Taxonomy
Prosthennops niobrarensis was named by Colbert (1935). Its type specimen is UNSM 20-6-7-29-CM, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Colbertchoerus niobrarensis by Prothero (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Prosthennops niobrarensis Colbert
1983Prosthennops niobrarensis Wright
1993Prosthennops niobrarensis Wright
1998Prosthennops niobrarensis Wright
2021Colbertchoerus niobrarensis Prothero p. 29

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
superfamilySuoidea
—Suina(Gray 1868)
familyTayassuidae
genusColbertchoerus
speciesniobrarensis()

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.

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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: herbivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-23 13:10:33
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Serravallian or 16.30000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Prosthennops niobrarensis (18518)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Prosthennops niobrarensis (18120)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Maryland) Prosthennops niobrarensis (18519)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Prosthennops niobrarensis (18077)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Prosthennops niobrarensis (71819)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Prosthennops niobrarensis (18092)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Prosthennops crassigenis (18888)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Prosthennops sp. (18268)