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Patriofelis

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Patriofelis Leidy
1872Oreocyon Marsh
1872Limnofelis Marsh p. 202
1872Oreocyon Marsh p. 406
1873Patriofelis Leidy p. 316
1880Patriofelis Cope
1892Patriofelis Scott p. 313
1896Aelurotherium Adams
1902Patriofelis Hay p. 757
1902Aelurotherium Hay p. 778
1902Patriofelis Wortman p. 101
1967Patriofelis Van Valen
1998Patriofelis Gunnell
2007Patriofelis Stucky and Hardy p. 58

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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()
OxyaenodontaVan Valen 1971
familyOxyaenidae
subfamilyOxyaeninaeTrouessart 1885
genusPatriofelisLeidy 1870

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. †Patriofelis Leidy 1870
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Patriofelis ferox Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Limnofelis latidens Marsh 1872 [synonym]
Patriofelis leidyanus Osborn and Wortman 1892
Patriofelis ulta Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Patriofelis coloradensis Matthew 1909 [synonym], Patriofelis compressa Denison 1938 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aelurotherium Adams 1896 [synonym], Limnofelis Marsh 1872 [synonym], Oreocyon Marsh 1872 [synonym]
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 14:43:59
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:43:59
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Gunnell 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Bridgerian or 48.60000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) P. ferox (16213 16234 16403 16406 16647 223468 223474 223477 223511 223512) P. latidens, P. ulta (16228) P. sp. (15837 16207 16212 16223) P. ulta (16308 16310 16315 16448)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) P. ulta (16141 16241)
Middle Eocene48.6 - 37.2USA (Oregon) P. ferox (16202)