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Protoreodon pacificus

Mammalia - Agriochoeridae

Taxonomy
Protoreodon pacificus was named by Golz (1976). Its type locality is Pearson Ranch (Bed CS20), which is in a Duchesnean terrestrial horizon in the Sespe Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Protoreodon pacificus Golz

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
familyAgriochoeridae
genusProtoreodon
speciespacificus

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.

†Protoreodon pacificus Golz 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: herbivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:36:06
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:36:06
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lander 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988

Age range: Duchesnean or 39.70000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Protoreodon pacificus (16801)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) Protoreodon pacificus (16803 16804 16806 16808 type locality: 16810 16811 16812)