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Protoprocyon
Taxonomy
Protoprocyon was named by Linares (1981). Its type is Protoprocyon savagei.
It was assigned to Procyonidae by Linares (1982); to Procyoninae by Baskin (1998); and to Procyonini by Baskin (2004).
It was assigned to Procyonidae by Linares (1982); to Procyoninae by Baskin (1998); and to Procyonini by Baskin (2004).
Species
P. savagei (syn. Lichnocyon phoenicus) (type species)
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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.
G. †Protoprocyon Linares 1981
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†Protoprocyon savagei Linares 1981
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Invalid names: Lichnocyon phoenicus Baskin 1982 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Lichnocyon Baskin 1982 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002 | |||||
Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Clarendonian - Hemphillian | USA (Nebraska) | Lichnocyon phoenicus (18134) |