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Proborhyaena gigantea

Osteichthyes - Sparassodonta

Taxonomy
Proborhyaena gigantea was named by Ameghino (1897). It is the type species of Proborhyaena.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. gigantia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Proborhyaena gigantea Ameghino p. 501
1978Proborhyaena gigantea Patterson and Marshall

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
orderSparassodonta()
superfamilyBorhyaenoideaAmeghino 1894
—Proborhyaenidae()
genusProborhyaena
speciesgigantea

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.

†Proborhyaena gigantea Ameghino 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:51:13
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:51:13
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Goin 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Deseadan or 29.00000 to 21.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Bolivia (La Paz) Proborhyaena gigantea (14208)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Uruguay (Canelones) Proborhyaena gigantea (140147)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Chubut) Proborhyaena gigantea (14211 176645)
Deseadan29.0 - 21.0Argentina (Mendoza) Proborhyaena gigantea (176466)