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Praetragulidae
Taxonomy
Praetragulidae was named by Vislobokova (2001).
It was assigned to Hypertraguloidea by Vislobokova (2001).
It was assigned to Hypertraguloidea by Vislobokova (2001).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Praetragulidae Vislobokova p. S136 |
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Fm. †Praetragulidae Vislobokova 2001
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G. †Praetragulus Vislobokova 1998
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†Praetragulus electus Vislobokova 1998
†Praetragulus gobiae Matthew and Granger 1925
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| I. A. Vislobokova 2001 | Skull brachycephalic with shorter snout than in hypertragulids and hypisodontids. Orbits not very large. Postorbital bar apparently open. Foramen ovale small, ovate, and placed as in hypertra- gulids. Petrosal short and broad. Promontorium weak, short, and corresponding to main whorl of cochlea. Tensor tympani fossa pocketed both in lateral and medial wall. Stapedial muscle fossa narrow, sinuous, and located posteriorly. Upper canines large. Lower canines not completely included in incisor row, small or enlarged. PI and pi lost. Diastemata behind p2 absent. Radius and ulna usuatly separate. Fibula distally detached, not fused to tibia. Central metapodials separate. |