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Acarictis

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Acarictis was named by Gingerich and Deutsch (1989). It is not extant. Its type is Acarictis ryani.

It was assigned to Hyaenodontidae by Gingerich and Deutsch (1989) and Gunnell (1998); and to Sinopaninae by Solé (2013).

Species
A. ryani (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Acarictis Gingerich and Deutsch
1998Acarictis Gunnell
2013Acarictis Solé

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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
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilySinopinae()
genusAcarictis

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.

G. †Acarictis Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
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†Acarictis ryani Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:44:28
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:44:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Gunnell 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) A. ryani (15458 15747 15754 15759 15788 15822 46818)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) A. ryani (15887)