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Proterotherium cavum
Taxonomy
Proterotherium cavum was named by Ameghino (1887).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
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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.
†Proterotherium cavum Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Anomodontherium montanum Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Oreomeryx propius Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Oreomeryx superbus Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Thoatherium periculorum Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Santacrucian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Proterotherium cavum (176599 176600 176601 176641) |