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Protochirotherium

Reptilia - Chirotheriidae

Taxonomy
Protochirotherium was named by Fichter and Kunz (2004). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Protochirotherium wolfhagense.

It was assigned to Chirotheriidae by Fichter and Kunz (2004) and Klein and Lucas (2021).

Species
P. wolfhagense (type species)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Protochirotherium Fichter and Kunz
2011Palaeochirotherium Fichter and Kunz
2021Protochirotherium Klein and Lucas p. 32

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
—Pseudosuchia(Zittel 1890)
familyChirotheriidaeAbel 1935
genusProtochirotheriumFichter and Kunz 2004

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. †Protochirotherium Fichter and Kunz 2004
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†Protochirotherium wolfhagense Fichter and Kunz 2004
Invalid names: Palaeochirotherium Fichter and Kunz 2011 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Klein and S. G. Lucas 2021Chirotheriids with plantigrade to semiplantigrade pes and manus imprints. Anterior digit group I–IV with digit III longest and digit IV being only slightly shorter. Digit V in the pes with massive oval basal pad, often strongly elongated proximally and with a separate thinner phalangeal part that is nearly straight or slightly curved outward.