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Palaeolama (Protauchenia)

Mammalia - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Protauchenia was named by Branco (1883). Its type is Palaeolama reissi.

It was reranked as Palaeolama (Protauchenia) by Churcher (1965).

It was assigned to Palaeolama by Churcher (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Palaeolama (Protauchenia) Churcher p. 200

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyCamelinaeGray 1821
tribeLaminiWebb 1965
genusPalaeolamaGervais 1869
subgenusProtauchenia(Branco 1883)

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.

Subg. †Palaeolama (Protauchenia) Branco 1883
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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: browserg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:39:51
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:39:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene (interglacial)2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador (Chimborazo) Palaeolama reissi (133644)
Pleistocene (interglacial)2.588 - 0.0117Ecuador (Pichincha) Palaeolama reissi (133634)