Leptoreodon

Leptoreodon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Artiodactyla

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla

Familia: †Protoceratidae
Genus: Leptoreodon
Species (7): L. edwardsi – L. golzi – L. leptolophus – L. major – L. marshi – L. pusillus – L. stocki

Name

• Leptoreodon Wortman, 1898
  • Type species: Leptoreodon marshi Wortman, 1898
    • Fixation: monotypy
  • NOTE: Combined genus/species description

References

Primary references

• Wortman, J.L. 1898: The extinct Camelidae of North America and some associated forms. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 10: 93–142, plate XI. handle [first availability, see p. 95]

Additional references

• Ludtke, J.A.; Prothero, D.R. 2004: Taxonomic revision of the Middle Eocene (Uintan-Duchesnean) protoceratid Leptoreodon (Mammalia: Artiodactyla). In: Lucas, S.G.; Zeigler, K.E.; Kondrashov, P.E. (eds.) Paleogene mammals. Bulletin of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, (26): 101–112. PDF

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