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Protungulatum donnae

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy
Protungulatum donnae was named by Sloan and Van Valen (1965). Its type specimen is S.P.S.M. 62-2028, a mandible (left mandible with P2-M3), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Protungulatum.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Protungulatum donnae Sloan and Van Valen p. 226
1979Protungulatum donnae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. p. 223
1982Protungulatum mckeeveri Archibald p. 173 fig. 53
2003Protungulatum donnae Eberle p. 150
2004Protungulatum donnae Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 495, 514

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusProtungulatum
speciesdonnae

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.

†Protungulatum donnae Sloan and Van Valen 1965
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Invalid names: Protungulatum mckeeveri Archibald 1982 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 08:42:03
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:11:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Wilson 1975

Age range: Puercan or 66.00000 to 63.80000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pu166.0 - 63.8USA (Montana) Protungulatum donnae (14762)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Montana) Protungulatum donnae (14663 14667 14671 14672 14699 14705 14741 14749 14751 14753 14754 14759 14771 14777 14779 14780 14784 14785 14786 14787 14788 14798 193844 231047) Protungulatum mckeeveri (14761)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Wyoming) Protungulatum donnae (14708 14709 14711 14720 14722 14796 174233)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Protungulatum donnae (14737 14756)
Puercan66.0 - 63.8USA (Colorado) Protungulatum donnae (176863)