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Prochetodon taxus

Mammalia - Multituberculata - Ptilodontidae

Taxonomy
Prochetodon taxus was named by Krause (1987). Its type locality is SC-226, which is in a Clarkforkian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Prochetodon taxus Krause

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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
RankNameAuthor
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Allotheria()
orderMultituberculataCope 1884
suborderCimolodonta()
superfamilyPtilodontoidea()
familyPtilodontidaeCope 1887
genusProchetodon
speciestaxus

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.

Prochetodon taxus Krause 1987
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealf
Diet: omnivoref
Created: 2005-09-08 09:14:16
Modified: 2005-09-08 11:14:16
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hopson 1973, Carroll 1988, Krause 1982, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 61.70000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Prochetodon taxus (190419 190462)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Prochetodon cavus (15082 type locality: 15204) Prochetodon taxus (15089 190460)