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Protheosodon

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Taxonomy
Protheosodon was named by Ameghino (1897). Its type is Protheosodon coniferus.

It was assigned to Mesorhinidae by Ameghino (1897); to Macrauchenidae by Scott (1913); to Anisolambdinae by Cifelli (1983); and to Didolodontidae by Carroll (1988).

Species
P. coniferus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Protheosodon Ameghino p. 453
1913Protheosodon Scott p. 489
1983Protheosodon Cifelli
1988Protheosodon Carroll

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
suborderLitopterna(Ameghino 1889)
familyProterotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
subfamilyAnisolambdinae
genusProtheosodon

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. †Protheosodon Ameghino 1897
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†Protheosodon coniferus Ameghino 1897
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available