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Coryphodon proterus

Osteichthyes - Coryphodontidae

Taxonomy
Coryphodon proterus was named by Simons (1960) [not present in North America, referred specimens are C. eocaenus: Uhen and Gingerich 1995]. Its type specimen is PU 13400, a mandible (left mandible with c, p2-m3, L & R i1-3, R p1-4, m1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Southwest of Bear Creek, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in Montana.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. eocaenicus, C. minchiashanensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Coryphodon proterus Simons
1995Coryphodon proterus Uhen and Gingerich p. 266

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Cimolesta()
suborderPantodonta(Cope 1873)
familyCoryphodontidae
genusCoryphodon()
speciesproterus

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.

†Coryphodon proterus Simons 1960
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 1000 kgs
Minimum body mass: 300 kgs
Polymorph: yesg
Environment: terrestrialg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: herbivoreg
Reproduction: viviparousg
Created: 2005-09-14 13:16:14
Modified: 2005-09-14 15:16:14
Source: s = species, g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Uhen and Gingerich 1995, Carroll 1988

Age range: Clarkforkian or 56.20000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Coryphodon sp. (15125) Coryphodon testis (15076)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Montana) Coryphodon proterus (type locality: 15215)