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Prolapsus

Mammalia - Rodentia - Sciuravidae

Taxonomy
Prolapsus was named by Wood (1973). It is not extant. Its type is Prolapsus sibilatoris.

It was assigned to Sciuravidae by Korth (1994); and to Protrogomorpha by Wood (1973) and McKenna and Bell (1997).

Species
P. junctionis, P. sibilatoris (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Prolapsus Wood
1994Prolapsus Korth
1997Prolapsus McKenna and Bell

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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
EuarchontogliresMurphy et al. 2001
GliriformesWyss and Meng 1996
Glires()
Simplicidentata()
orderRodentiaBowdich 1821
infraorderProtrogomorphaZittel 1893
familySciuravidaeMiller and Gidley 1918
genusProlapsus

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. †Prolapsus Wood 1973
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Prolapsus junctionis Wood 1973
Prolapsus sibilatoris Wood 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available