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Poebrotherium wilsoni

Osteichthyes - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Poebrotherium wilsoni was named by Leidy (1847) [genotype]. It is the type species of Poebrotherium.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Poebrotherium wilsoni Leidy p. 324
1853Poebrotherium wilsoni Leidy
1857Poebrotherium wilsoni Leidy p. 89
1902Poebrotherium wilsoni Hay p. 676
1908Poebrotherium wilsoni Lambe
1917Poebrotherium andersoni Troxell
1940Poebrotherium wilsoni Scott p. 641
1967Poebrotherium andersoni Clark and Beerbower
1996Poebrotherium wilsoni Prothero p. 617 figs. Figure 4, Tables 2, 3, 5
1998Poebrotherium wilsoni Honey et al. p. 441

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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
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyCamelidae
genusPoebrotherium
specieswilsoni

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.

†Poebrotherium wilsoni Leidy 1847
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Invalid names: Poebrotherium andersoni Troxell 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. R. Prothero 1996Medium to small camels (length of Ml-3 = 30-37 mm), with a long diastema between Pl/1 and P2/2, and between the canine and P l / 1 . 13 enlarged. Lower incisors closely appressed in a fanlike arrangement. Lower canine larger, particularly in males. The m3 hypoconulid usually basined. Skeleton with relatively long and slender limbs, and short, arched back. Metapodials relatively shorter than in P. eximium.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:42:02
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Whitneyan or 37.00000 to 29.50000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Poebrotherium sp. (16902 16962 16964) Poebrotherium wilsoni (16943)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Poebrotherium wilsoni (16930)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Poebrotherium sp. (17010)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) Poebrotherium wilsoni (17094 17153 17173 17174 17295)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (North Dakota) Poebrotherium wilsoni (17125 17128)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Poebrotherium wilsoni (17062 17098 17112 17159 17164)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Poebrotherium wilsoni (17104 17105 17106 17134)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Poebrotherium wilsoni (17081 17082)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Nebraska) Poebrotherium wilsoni (17428)