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Protolabis heterodontus

Osteichthyes - Camelidae

Taxonomy
Procamelus heterodontus was named by Cope (1874) [definitely not 1873]. It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Protolabis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Procamelus robustus by Wortman (1898); it was recombined as Protolabis heterodontus by Cope (1876), Hay (1899), Matthew (1901), Matthew (1924), Galbreath (1953), Lewis (1968), Webb (1969), Frick and Taylor (1971), Honey et al. (1998).

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by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2015-07-26

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Procamelus heterodontus Cope
1876Protolabis heterodontus Cope
1899Protolabis heterodontus Hay p. 593
1901Protolabis heterodontus Matthew p. 426
1902Procamelus heterodontus Hay p. 677
1924Protolabis heterodontus Matthew
1953Protolabis heterodontus Galbreath
1960Procamelus foxi Macdonald
1968Protolabis heterodontus Lewis
1969Protolabis heterodontus Webb
1971Protolabis heterodontus Frick and Taylor
1998Protolabis heterodontus Honey et al.

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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
subfamilyProtolabinaeZittel 1893
genusProtolabis
speciesheterodontus()

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.

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Invalid names: Procamelus foxi Macdonald 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Miocene or 18.50000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Nevada) Protolabis sp. (18840)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) Protolabis heterodontus (18873 19075 19078 19079 19080 19081 19083)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Protolabis heterodontus (18208 18250)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (Colorado) Protolabis angustidens (18979)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Protolabis heterodontus (18268)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Protolabis heterodontus (18176 18233 18324 188779)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Honduras Protolabis heterodontus (18736 18739)