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Taxonomy
Poebrotherium chadronense was named by Prothero (1996). Its type specimen is TMM 40504-22, a partial skeleton (skull and partial skeleton), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Airstrip (TMM 40504), which is in a Chadronian terrestrial horizon in the Capote Mountain Tuff Formation of Texas.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1996 | Poebrotherium chadronense Prothero p. 614 figs. Figure 2, Table 2 |
| 1998 | Poebrotherium chadronense Honey et al. p. 441 |
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†Poebrotherium chadronense Prothero 1996
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| D. R. Prothero 1996 | Medium-small sized Poebrotherium (M1-3 length = 33-35 mm) with a distinct posterolingual cusp on P3 and a wider P4 than P. eximium. Intermediate in size between P. franki and P. eximium or P. wilsoni. |
Measurements
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| Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: Chadronian or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Chadronian | USA (Texas) | Poebrotherium chadronense (type locality: 16888) |