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Miolabis (Paratylopus)

Mammalia - Camelidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Protomeryx halli Leidy p. 164 figs. not figured
1857Protomeryx halli Leidy p. 89
1874Poebrotherium hallii Cope p. 23
1902Protomeryx halli Hay p. 676
1904Miolabis (Paratylopus) Matthew p. 211
1909Paratylopus Matthew
1921Paratylopus Lull p. 394
1940Paratylopus Scott p. 611
1940Paratylopus White p. 622
1945Paratylopus Simpson p. 150
1988Paratylopus Carroll
1996Paratylopus Prothero p. 622
1998Paratylopus Honey et al. p. 441

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
familyCamelidae
subfamilyMiolabinae
genusMiolabis
subgenusParatylopus

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.

Subg. †Miolabis (Paratylopus) Matthew 1904
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
T. E. White 1940Medium-sized camels (Ml-3 length = 37-41 mm) with brachydont teeth, reduced premolars, and large skulls relative to their tooth size. Otherwise, skull and skeletal proportions remain primitive. Distinguished from Poebrotherium by larger size and reduced premolars. Distinguished from Paralabis by its smaller size, and slightly reduced premolars. Distinguished from other Whitneyan-Arikareean camels by its brachydont teeth, which are relatively small for their skull size.
D. R. Prothero 1996Medium-sized camels (M1-3 length = 37-41 mm) with brachydont teeth, reduced premolars, and large skulls relative to their tooth size. Otherwise, skull and skeletal proportions remain primitive. Distinguished from Poebrotherium by larger size and reduced premolars. Distinguished from Paralabis by its smaller size, and slightly reduced premolars. Distinguished from other Whitneyan- Arikareean camels by its brachydont teeth, which are relatively small for their skull size.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:42:02
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999
Collections
No collection or age range data are available