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Taxonomy
Poebrodon was named by Gazin (1955). Its type is Poebrodon kayi.
It was assigned to Poebrotheriinae by Gazin (1955); and to Camelidae by Golz (1976), Carroll (1988), Prothero (1996) and Honey et al. (1998).
It was assigned to Poebrotheriinae by Gazin (1955); and to Camelidae by Golz (1976), Carroll (1988), Prothero (1996) and Honey et al. (1998).
Species
P. californicus, P. kayi (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1955 | Poebrodon Gazin |
1976 | Poebrodon Golz |
1988 | Poebrodon Carroll |
1996 | Poebrodon Prothero p. 611 |
1998 | Poebrodon Honey et al. p. 441 |
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G. †Poebrodon Gazin 1955
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†Poebrodon californicus Golz 1976
†Poebrodon kayi Gazin 1955
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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C. L. Gazin 1955 | Teeth like Poebrotherium but shorter crowned. Anteroposterior^ much-compressed styles of upper molars slightly more outstanding. Weak metastylid flexure on lingual wall of lower molars, and lingual surface of metaconid and entoconid slightly more convex than in Poebrotherium. Hypoconulid lobe of M3 with lingual portion less reduced than in Poebrotherium. |