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Paratoceras coatesi

Mammalia - Protoceratidae

Taxonomy
Paratoceras coatesi was named by Rincón et al. (2015). Its type specimen is UF 223585, a partial skull (incomplete skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Escobar Hill, which is in a Hemingfordian delta plain sandstone in the Cucaracha Formation of Panama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Paratoceras coatesi Rincón et al. pp. e970688-12 figs. 8-10

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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
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
familyProtoceratidae
subfamilyProtoceratinae
genusParatoceras
speciescoatesi

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.

Paratoceras coatesi Rincón et al. 2015
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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 14:39:46
Modified: 2009-01-07 18:24:42
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Prothero 1998

Age range: Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 20.43000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama (Panama) Paratoceras coatesi (type locality: 191975)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama Paratoceras coatesi (89444 105889 142889)