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Probathyopsis lysitensis

Osteichthyes - Dinocerata - Prodinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Probathyopsis lysitensis was named by Kelley and Wood (1954). Its type specimen is AM 11167, a set of teeth, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Prodinoceras lysitensis by Dashzeveg (1982), Lucas and Schoch (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Probathyopsis lysitensis Kelley and Wood p. 356 figs. 10A-B
1961Probathyopsis lysitensis Wheeler p. 20
1982Prodinoceras lysitensis Dashzeveg
1987Probathyopsis lysitensis Thewissen and Gingerich
1998Prodinoceras lysitensis Lucas and Schoch p. 287

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Uintatheriamorpha
orderDinocerata
familyProdinoceratidaeFlerov 1952
genusProbathyopsis
specieslysitensis

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.

Probathyopsis lysitensis Kelley and Wood 1954
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: herbivoreo
Created: 2005-08-31 13:51:18
Modified: 2005-08-31 15:51:18
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lucas and Schoch 1998, Hopson 1973, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Probathyopsis lysitensis (15558 15964)