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Prodolichotis guerreroi

Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae

Taxonomy
Prodolichotis guerreroi was named by Walton (1990) [Etymology guerreroi: for Javier Guerrero Diaz, INGEOMINAS stratigrapher]. Its type specimen is UCMP 39930, a mandible (right mandible with p4-m3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Prodolichotis guerreroi Walton

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
—GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
—Glires()
—Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
—CtenohystricaHuchon et al. 2000
infraorderHystricognathi(Tullberg 1899)
—Caviomorpha(Wood and Patterson 1955)
superfamilyCavioideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyCaviidae
genusProdolichotisKraglievich 1932
speciesguerreroi

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.

†Prodolichotis guerreroi Walton 1990
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. H. Walton 1990Largest species of Prodolochotis. Anteriormost prism of p4 about 2/3 transverse width of middle prism, slightly divergent. Middle prism on p4 extends almost as far labially as posterior prism.