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Proterotherini

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae

Taxonomy
Proterotherini was named by Ameghino (1891).

It was assigned to Proterotheridae by Ameghino (1891).

Subtaxa
Licaphrium

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Proterotherini Ameghino p. 10

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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
—Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
suborderLitopterna(Ameghino 1889)
familyProterotheriidaeAmeghino 1887
tribeProterotherini
tribeProterotherini

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.

Tr. †Proterotherini Ameghino 1891
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G. †Licaphrium Ameghino 1887
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†Licaphrium debile Ameghino 1894
†Licaphrium floweri Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Anisolophus fischeri Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Licaphrium granatum Ameghino 1894
†Licaphrium intermedium Ameghino 1891
†Licaphrium intermissum Ameghino 1891
†Licaphrium parvulum Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Licaphrium arenarum Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Licaphrium proclivum Ameghino 1894
†Licaphrium proximum Ameghino 1904
†Licaphrium pyramidatum Ameghino 1904
†Licaphrium tenuae Ameghino 1894
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 18.14 kgs
Minimum body mass: 18.14 kgs
Body mass estimate: 18.14 kg
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: herbivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-05 17:11:35
Modified: 2009-01-05 19:11:35
Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Vizcaíno et al. 2010, MacFadden et al. 1996, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Licaphrium floweri (142533 176601 176603 206237)