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Protylopus petersoni

Mammalia - Oromerycidae

Taxonomy
Protylopus petersoni was named by Wortman (1898) [genotype]. Its type specimen is AMNH 2076, a partial skeleton (Anterior portion of skull, right ramus of mandible, ulna and radius), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Protylopus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Protylopus petersoni Wortman
1902Protylopus petersoni Hay p. 675
1919Protylopus petersoni Peterson p. 88
1955Protylopus petersoni Gazin
1976Protylopus petersoni Golz
1998Protylopus minor Prothero
1998Protylopus parvus Prothero

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
suborderTylopoda()
familyOromerycidae
genusProtylopus
speciespetersoni

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.

†Protylopus petersoni Wortman 1898
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Invalid names: Protylopus minor Prothero 1998 [synonym], Protylopus parvus Prothero 1998 [synonym]
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 14:38:30
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:38:30
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Prothero 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Protylopus petersoni (16695)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Protylopus petersoni (16589 16646 16654)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Protylopus petersoni (16648)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Protylopus petersoni (16590 16591 16791)
Uintan - Duchesnean46.2 - 37.0USA (California) Protylopus petersoni (16533)