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Proheptaconus

Osteichthyes - Panameriungulata - Adianthidae

Taxonomy
Proheptaconus was named by Bordas (1936). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Adianthinae by Simpson and Minoprio (1949), Cifelli and Soria (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Proheptaconus Bordas p. 111
1949Proheptaconus Simpson and Minoprio
1983Proheptaconus Cifelli and Soria

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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
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
orderPanameriungulata
suborderLitopterna(Ameghino 1889)
familyAdianthidaeAmeghino 1891
subfamilyAdianthinae
genusProheptaconusBordas 1936

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.

G. †Proheptaconus Bordas 1936
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Proheptaconus patagonicus Ameghino 1904
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Invalid names: Proheptaconus trelewense Bordas 1939 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
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: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1996

Age range: Colhuehuapian or 21.00000 to 17.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Adianthus patagonicus (141368) P. trelewense (27311)