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Proscalops

Mammalia - Proscalopidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Proscalops Matthew
1966Proscalops Johnson p. 80
1967Proscalops Van Valen
1975Proscalops Bjork p. 809
1981Proscalops Barnosky p. 292
1988Proscalops Carroll
2008Proscalops Gunnell et al.
2022Proscalops Korth et al.

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Eulipotyphla
suborderSoricomorphaGregory 1910
infraorderSoricotaKalandadze and Rautian 1992
superfamilyTalpoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyProscalopidae
genusProscalops

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. †Proscalops Matthew 1901
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Proscalops evelynae Macdonald 1963
Proscalops intermedius Barnosky 1982
Proscalops miocaenus Matthew 1901
Proscalops secundus Matthew 1909
Proscalops tertius Reed 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Orellan to the top of the Hemingfordian or 33.90000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.2 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) P. tertius (17108)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) P. miocaenus (17318)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Colorado) P. sp. (17082)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) P. sp. (17189)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) P. sp. (17317 17357 17384) P. tertius (17336 17337 17338 17385 17437 170168)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Colorado) P. miocaenus (17426)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (South Dakota) Arctoryctes terrenus (17620 17633 17636 17638 17654) Domninoides evelynae (17641) P. evelynae (17618 17630 17642) P. sp. (17649) P. sp., Arctoryctes terrenus (17635)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) P. miocaenus (17709) P. tertius (17494 17495 17535 17544 17566 17590 17596 17597)
Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (Montana) P. intermedius (17695) P. sp. (17489 17543 17700)
Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (Nebraska) P. tertius (17567)
Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (Wyoming) P. secundus (17490)
Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (Oregon) P. sp., P. sp. A, P. n. sp., P. secundus (212628)
early Early Arikareean30.8 - 20.43USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (156729)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) P. sp. (17526)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Nebraska) P. secundus (67637)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) P. secundus (17561 17564) P. sp. (17555)
Harrisonian24.8 - 20.43USA (Nebraska) P. secundus (17802 17816 17843 67638 69806 69807)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) P. sp., P. secundus (17965)