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Probathyopsis praecursor

Mammalia - Dinocerata - Prodinoceratidae

Taxonomy
Probathyopsis praecursor was named by Simpson (1929) [genotype]. Its type specimen is AMNH 16786, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Probathyopsis.

It was recombined as Prodinoceras praecursor by Schoch and Lucas (1985) and Lucas and Schoch (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Probathyopsis praecursor Simpson p. 2 figs. 1 - 3
1930Probathyopsis successor Jepsen
1958Prouintatherium hobackensis Dorr, Jr. p. 508
1961Probathyopsis praecursor Wheeler p. 19
1961Probathyopsis successor Wheeler pp. 19 - 20
1985Prodinoceras praecursor Schoch and Lucas
1987Probathyopsis praecursor Thewissen and Gingerich
1998Prodinoceras praecursor Lucas and Schoch p. 287

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Uintatheriamorpha
orderDinocerata
familyProdinoceratidaeFlerov 1952
genusProbathyopsis
speciespraecursor

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.

Probathyopsis praecursor Simpson 1929
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Invalid names: Probathyopsis successor Jepsen 1930 [synonym], Prouintatherium hobackensis Dorr, Jr. 1958 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available