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Proteles

Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Proteles Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
1825Proteles Gray p. 339
1830Geocyon Wagler p. 30
1882Proteles Mivart p. 143
1990Proteles Koehler and Richardson p. 1
1991Proteles Werdelin and Solunias
2006Proteles Koepfli et al. p. 604
2010Proteles Werdelin and Peigne p. 643

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHyaenidae
genusProtelesGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1824

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.

G. Proteles Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 1824
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Proteles cristatus Sparrman 1783 [aardwolf]
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Invalid names: Proteles lalandii Geoffroy 1824 [synonym], Proteles typicus Smith 1834 [synonym], Viverra hyenoides Desmarest 1820 [synonym]
Proteles transvaalensis Hendey 1974
Invalid names: Geocyon Wagler 1830 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available