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Protolabis notiochorinos

Mammals

Protolabis notiochorinos is an extinct species of camelid, a member of the family Camelidae in the genus Protolabis. The Paleobiology Database credits the name to Patton in 1969, while the GBIF backbone taxonomy gives Patton and the year 1976, and the database dates the species from the Aquitanian stage of the early Miocene to the Messinian stage of the late Miocene, between about 23 and 5.3 million years ago, from 12 fossil occurrences in Arizona, Nevada and Texas in the United States. The Paleobiology Database lists it as an extinct member of the even-toed ungulates with a terrestrial, ground-dwelling way of life and a browsing diet, values it takes from the wider group, and it files the name as a synonym of Protolabis coartatus, whereas the GBIF backbone lists it as an accepted species, so the two sources disagree about whether it stands apart from that species.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
No 1
Scientific Name
Protolabis notiochorinos 2
Conservation Status
Extinct 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Camelidae, Taxa
Source Protolabis notiochorinos (Paleobiology Database)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Protolabis notiochorinosOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Arizona"

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Protolabis notiochorinosOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Nevada"

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Protolabis notiochorinosOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "Texas"
Sources
1. Protolabis notiochorinos (Paleobiology Database)
  • Taxon record, extant status
    "is_extant": "extinct"
  • Ecospace record, environment
    "taxon_environment": "terrestrial"
  • Ecospace record, diet, taken from Camelidae
    "diet": "browser, browser"
  • Child Taxon Of: Camelidae, Taxon record, classification family
    "family": "Camelidae"
  • In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Taxon record, classification order
    "order": "Artiodactyla"
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2. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF Backbone Taxonomy match for Protolabis notiochorinos
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)Backbone match, canonical name
Quote, Backbone match, canonical name
"canonicalName": "Protolabis notiochorinos"
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