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Prosynthetoceras francisi

Mammalia - Protoceratidae

Taxonomy
Synthetoceras francisi was named by Frick (1937) [subgenus Prosynthetoceras]. Its type locality is Cold Spring, San Jacinto site 3, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Fleming Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Prosynthetoceras francisi by Patton (1967), Patton and Taylor (1971), Prothero (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Synthetoceras francisi Frick
1967Prosynthetoceras francisi Patton
1971Prosynthetoceras francisi Patton and Taylor
1998Prosynthetoceras francisi Prothero

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
familyProtoceratidae
subfamilySynthetoceratinaeFrick 1937
tribeSynthetoceratini
genusProsynthetoceras()
speciesfrancisi()

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.

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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: Prothero 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 16.30000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Texas) Prosynthetoceras francisi (18644 18671)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) Prosynthetoceras francisi (18642)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Prosynthetoceras francisi (18628 18641 18673 18675) Prosynthetoceras sp. (type locality: 18619)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Louisiana) Prosynthetoceras francisi (18621)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Prosynthetoceras francisi (18674)