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Paratoceras tedfordi

Osteichthyes - Protoceratidae

Taxonomy
Paratoceras tedfordi was named by Webb et al. (2003). Its type specimen is UCMP V99089/173300, a partial skull (skull missing rostrum and zygomatic arches), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Simojovel (Balumtum Sandstone), which is in a Miocene terrestrial conglomerate in the Balumtum Sandstone Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Paratoceras tedfordi Webb et al. p. 349

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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()
Ruminantiamorpha
familyProtoceratidae
subfamilyProtoceratinae
genusParatoceras
speciestedfordi

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.

Paratoceras tedfordi Webb et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:39:46
Modified: 2009-01-07 18:24:42
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Prothero 1998

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Arikareean or 23.04000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5Panama (Panama) Paratoceras tedfordi (152378)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Chiapas) Paratoceras tedfordi (type locality: 35575)