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Simpsonictis

Mammalia - Viverravidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Simpsonictis MacIntyre
1969Simpsonictis Van Valen
1980Simpsonictis Rigby, Jr.
1982Simpsonictis Flynn and Galiano p. 39
1982Simpsonictis Winterfeld
1985Simpsonictis Gingerich and Winkler
1994Simpsonictis Fox and Youzwyshyn
1997Simpsonictis Polly
1998Simpsonictis Flynn
1998Simpsonictis Secord

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
familyViverravidae
genusSimpsonictis

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. †Simpsonictis MacIntyre 1962
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Simpsonictis jaynanneae Rigby, Jr. 1980
Simpsonictis pegus Gingerich and Winkler 1985
Simpsonictis tenuis Simpson 1935
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 14:47:14
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:47:14
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Flynn 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Tiffanian or 63.30000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
To263.3 - 61.7Canada (Alberta) S. jaynanneae (14894)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Wyoming) S. jaynanneae (14886) S. tenuis, Protictis sp. (14912)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7USA (Montana) Protictis tenuis (14906)
Torrejonian63.3 - 61.7Canada (Alberta) S. jaynanneae (14828)
Ti161.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) S. pegus, S. tenuis (14939)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Montana) S. sp. (15025)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Didymictis tenuis (14989) Protictis sp. (15067)