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Protoceratidae (protoceratid)
Taxonomy
Protoceratidae was named by Marsh (1891).
It was assigned to Pecora by Cook (1934); to Hypertraguloidea by Scott (1940); to Ruminantia by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Tylopoda by Carroll (1988); to Tylopoda by Webb et al. (2003); to Artiodactyla by Marsh (1891), Hulbert and Whitmore (2006) and Prothero and Ludtke (2007); and to Ruminantiamorpha by Spaulding et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Pecora by Cook (1934); to Hypertraguloidea by Scott (1940); to Ruminantia by Thurmond and Jones (1981); to Tylopoda by Carroll (1988); to Tylopoda by Webb et al. (2003); to Artiodactyla by Marsh (1891), Hulbert and Whitmore (2006) and Prothero and Ludtke (2007); and to Ruminantiamorpha by Spaulding et al. (2009).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1891 | Protoceratidae Marsh p. 81 |
| 1902 | Leptotragulinae Hay p. 674 |
| 1908 | Leptotragulinae Matthew p. 561 |
| 1934 | Protoceratidae Cook p. 149 |
| 1940 | Protoceratidae Scott p. 561 |
| 1955 | Leptotragulinae Gazin p. 80 |
| 1976 | Leptotragulinae Golz |
| 1981 | Protoceratidae Thurmond and Jones p. 188 |
| 1981 | Leptotragulinae Webb p. 363 |
| 1988 | Protoceratidae Carroll |
| 2003 | Protoceratidae Webb et al. p. 349 |
| 2006 | Protoceratidae Hulbert and Whitmore p. 7 |
| 2007 | Protoceratidae Prothero and Ludtke p. 175 |
| 2009 | Protoceratidae Spaulding et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Protoceratidae Marsh 1891 [protoceratid]
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G. †Leptoreodon Wortman 1898
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†Leptoreodon edwardsi Stock 1936
†Leptoreodon golzi Ludtke and Prothero 2004
†Leptoreodon leptolophus Golz 1976
†Leptoreodon major Golz 1976
†Leptoreodon marshi Wortman 1898
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Invalid names: Camelomeryx longiceps Scott 1898 [synonym], Merycodesmus gracilis Scott 1898 [synonym]
†Leptoreodon pusillus Golz 1976
†Leptoreodon stocki Kelly 1990
Invalid names: Camelomeryx Scott 1898 [synonym], Leptoreodon (Hesperomeryx) Stock 1936 [invalid subgroup], Merycodesmus Scott 1898 [synonym]
G. †Leptotragulus Scott and Osborn 1887
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†Leptotragulus clarki Gazin 1955
†Leptotragulus medius Peterson 1919
†Leptotragulus proavus Scott and Osborn 1887
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Invalid names: Parameryx laevis Marsh 1894 [synonym], Parameryx sulcatus Marsh 1894 [synonym]
†Leptotragulus ultimus Schlaikjer 1935
Invalid names: Parameryx Marsh 1894 [synonym]
G. †Poabromylus Peterson 1932
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†Poabromylus golzi Black 1978
†Poabromylus kayi Peterson 1932
†Poabromylus robustus Stock 1949
Subfm. †Protoceratinae
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G. †Paratoceras Frick 1937
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†Paratoceras coatesi Rincón et al. 2015
†Paratoceras macadamsi Frick 1937
†Paratoceras orarius Rincón et al. 2015
†Paratoceras tedfordi Webb et al. 2003
†Paratoceras wardi Patton and Taylor 1973
G. †Protoceras Marsh 1891
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†Protoceras celer Marsh 1891
†Protoceras comptus Marsh 1894
†Protoceras nasutus Marsh 1897
†Protoceras neatodelpha Patton and Taylor 1973
†Protoceras skinneri Patton and Taylor 1973
G. †Pseudoprotoceras Cook 1934
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†Pseudoprotoceras longinaris Cook 1934
†Pseudoprotoceras minor Wilson 1974
†Pseudoprotoceras taylori Emry and Storer 1981
Subfm. †Synthetoceratinae Frick 1937
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Tr. †Kyptoceratini Webb 1981
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G. †Synthetoceras Stirton 1932
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Subg. †Synthetoceras (Prosynthetoceras) Frick 1937
†Synthetoceras davisorum Hulbert and Whitmore 2006
†Synthetoceras tricornatus Stirton 1932
Tr. †Synthetoceratini Webb 1981
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G. †Lambdoceras Stirton 1967
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†Lambdoceras hessei Stirton 1967
†Lambdoceras siouxensis Frick 1937
†Lambdoceras trinitiensis Patton and Taylor 1971
G. †Prosynthetoceras Frick 1937
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†Prosynthetoceras francisi Frick 1937
†Prosynthetoceras orthrionanus Albright 1999
†Prosynthetoceras texanus Hay 1924
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Invalid names: Dromomeryx angustidens Hay 1924 [synonym], Merycodus grandis Hay 1924 [synonym], Syndyoceras australis White 1941 [synonym], Synthetoceras (Prosynthetoceras) douglasi White 1947 [synonym], Synthetoceras rileyi Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Trigenicus Douglass 1903
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Invalid names: Leptotragulinae [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available