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Taxonomy
Prototocyon was named by Pohle (1928). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Vulpini by Wang et al. (2008); and to Canidae by Carroll (1988) and Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
It was assigned to Vulpini by Wang et al. (2008); and to Canidae by Carroll (1988) and Werdelin and Peigne (2010).
Species
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1928 | Prototocyon Pohle |
1988 | Prototocyon Carroll |
2008 | Prototocyon Wang et al. |
2010 | Prototocyon Werdelin and Peigne p. 618 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 3.60000 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene | South Africa | P. recki (230224) |