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Platygonus brachirostris

Mammalia - Tayassuidae

Taxonomy
Prosthennops brachirostris was named by Shotwell (1956). Its type locality is McKay Reservoir, which is in a Hemphillian pond sandstone in the McKay Formation of Oregon.

It was recombined as Platygonus brachirostris by Wright (1998), Prothero (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Prosthennops brachirostris Shotwell
1998Platygonus brachirostris Wright
2012Platygonus pollenae Prothero and Grenader pp. 1022-1025
2021Platygonus brachirostris Prothero p. 59

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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()
superfamilySuoidea
—Suina(Gray 1868)
familyTayassuidae
subfamilyTayassuinaePalmer 1897
tribePlatygonini
genusPlatygonus
speciesbrachirostris()

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.

†Platygonus brachirostris Shotwell 1956
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Invalid names: Platygonus pollenae Prothero and Grenader 2012 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Diet 2: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:35:33
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:35:33
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, MacFadden and Cerling 1996, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Platygonus pollenae (18323)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Oregon) Prosthennops brachirostris (type locality: 18970)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) Platygonus pollenae (18097)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Colorado) Platygonus pollenae (18495)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Platygonus serus (18140)