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Protoreodon minimus
Taxonomy
Agriochoerus minimus was named by Douglass (1902) [also said to be 1902]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Thompson Creek, which is in a Chadronian terrestrial claystone in Montana.
It was recombined as Protoreodon minimus by Wilson (1971), Golz (1976) and Tabrum and Nichols (2001).
It was recombined as Protoreodon minimus by Wilson (1971), Golz (1976) and Tabrum and Nichols (2001).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1902 | Agriochoerus minimus Douglass p. 268 |
| 1940 | Agriochoerus minimus Scott p. 730 |
| 1971 | Protoreodon minimus Wilson p. 8 |
| 1976 | Protoreodon minimus Golz p. 29 |
| 2001 | Protoreodon minimus Tabrum and Nichols |
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†Protoreodon minimus Douglass 1902
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| E. Douglass 1902 | Size small; P 3 long antero-posteriorly; outer crescents of
molars very low, their outer faces looking dotunzoard much more than outzuard. | |
| J. A. Wilson 1971 | Small protorcodont. para-and
metacones cparatc on P4, protoconu les pres- ent. |