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Protoceras celer

Mammalia - Protoceratidae

Taxonomy
Protoceras celer was named by Marsh (1891) [genotype]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Protoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Protoceras celer Marsh p. 82
1893Protoceras celer Marsh p. 407
1895Protoceras celer Scott p. 304
1902Protoceras celer Hay p. 673
1940Protoceras celer Scott p. 567

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
familyProtoceratidae
subfamilyProtoceratinae
genusProtoceras
speciesceler

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.

†Protoceras celer Marsh 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:39:46
Modified: 2009-01-07 18:24:42
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Prothero 1998, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Orellan to the top of the Whitneyan or 33.90000 to 30.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 33.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Protoceras celer (17111)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) Protoceras celer (17316 17344)
Whitneyan - Monroecreekian33.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Protoceras celer (17306)