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Viverravus
Taxonomy
Viverravus was named by Marsh (1872). Its type is Viverravus gracilis. It is the type genus of Viverravidae.
It was assigned to Miacidae by Scott (1892); and to Viverravidae by Marsh (1872), Wortman and Matthew (1899), Hay (1902), Simpson (1937), Flynn and Galiano (1982), Gingerich (1987), Polly (1997), Flynn (1998), Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin (2005), Polly et al. (2006), Tomiya (2011), Rose et al. (2012) and Solé et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Miacidae by Scott (1892); and to Viverravidae by Marsh (1872), Wortman and Matthew (1899), Hay (1902), Simpson (1937), Flynn and Galiano (1982), Gingerich (1987), Polly (1997), Flynn (1998), Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin (2005), Polly et al. (2006), Tomiya (2011), Rose et al. (2012) and Solé et al. (2014).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1872 | Viverravus Marsh |
1872 | Ziphacodon Marsh |
1872 | Viverravus Marsh p. 127 |
1872 | Ziphacodon Marsh p. 216 |
1892 | Viverravus Scott p. 321 |
1899 | Viverravus Wortman and Matthew p. 136 |
1902 | Viverravus Hay p. 754 |
1902 | Ziphacodon Hay p. 761 |
1937 | Viverravus Simpson |
1982 | Viverravus Flynn and Galiano p. 39 |
1987 | Viverravus Gingerich p. 312 |
1997 | Viverravus Polly |
1998 | Viverravus Flynn |
2005 | Viverravus Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin p. 842 |
2006 | Viverravus Polly et al. p. 1023 |
2011 | Viverravus Tomiya p. 16 |
2012 | Viverravus Rose et al. |
2014 | Viverravus Solé et al. |
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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. †Viverravus Marsh 1872
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†Viverravus acutus Matthew and Granger 1915
†Viverravus gracilis Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Didymictis dawkinsianus Cope 1881 [synonym], Harpalodon vulpinus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Triacodon fallax Marsh 1871 [synonym], Ziphacodon rugatus Marsh 1872 [synonym]
†Viverravus lawsoni Hooker 2010
†Viverravus laytoni Gingerich and Winkler 1985
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Invalid names: Viverravus bowni Gingerich 1987 [synonym]
†Viverravus lutosus Gazin 1952
†Viverravus minutus Wortman 1901
†Viverravus nitidus Marsh 1872
†Viverravus politus Matthew and Granger 1915
†Viverravus rosei Polly 1997
†Viverravus schaffi Gingerich and Winkler 1985
†Viverravus sicarius Matthew 1909
Invalid names: Ziphacodon Marsh 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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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 Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Uintan or 58.70000 to 40.40000 Ma
Collections (296 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Tiffanian | USA (Wyoming) | Protictis laytoni, Protictis schaffi (15049) Protictis schaffi (15057 15065 15068) V. laytoni (85096) V. schaffi (26569 53059 190441) | |
Tiffanian | Canada (Alberta) | Didymictis sp. (14995) | |
Tiffanian | USA (Colorado) | Protictis schaffi (174227) | |
Late/Upper Paleocene | USA (Wyoming) | V. schaffi (15024) | |
Late/Upper Paleocene | China (Nei Mongol) | V. sp. (133389) | |
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | V. rosei (80579) | |
Clarkforkian | USA (Montana) | Hyaenodontidae indet. (15079) | |
Clarkforkian | USA (Wyoming) | Didymictis sp. (15075) Protictis schaffi (15028) V. acutus (15072 15132 15189 15199) V. acutus, V. politus (15092) V. bowni (15085 15097) V. laytoni (15152) V. politus (15087 15099 15103 15104 15109 15110 15114 15122 15146 15150 15167 15183 15191 15192 15198 15205 15207) V. sp. (15082) | |
Ypresian | France (Marne) | V. sp. (35533 35535) | |
Ypresian | United Kingdom (England) | V. lawsoni (38868) | |
Graybullian | USA (Wyoming) | V. acutus (15701) | |
Lostcabinian | USA (Wyoming) | V. gracilis (15930 15999 16001 16078) V. lutosus (15915 15917 16073) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Wyoming) | Didymictidae indet. (15477) V. acutus (15455 15479 15493 15504 15515 15534 15552 15559 15573 15578 15589 15687 15692 15694 15696 15697 15702 15703 15705 15707 15726 15732 15740 15741 15743 15744 15747 15748 15755 15756 15758 15762 15765 15768 15769 15773 15784 15785 15787 15788 15792 15796 15802 15803 15806 15807 15808 15810 15811 15813 15821 15826 15828 46641 46644 46667 46675 46680 46687 46699 46718 46736 46749 46753 46792 46808 46809 46831 46847) V. acutus, V. bowni, V. rosei (15682) V. acutus, V. gracilis (46838) V. acutus, V. lutosus (15576) V. acutus, V. politus (15491 15577 15592 15695 15729 15738 15754 15805 46786) V. acutus, V. politus, V. rosei (15727 15790) V. acutus, V. rosei (15586 15776 15779 15793) V. acutus/gracilis, V. sp. (15514) V. browni, V. acutus (15683) V. gracilis (15942 46727 46782 46788 46797 46802 46805 46807 46812 46836) V. gracilis, V. lutosus (15964) V. gracilis, V. politus (46814) V. lutosus (15662) V. lutosus, V. dawkinsianus (15710) V. politus (15458 15734 15749 15763 15767 15775 46659 46722 46726 46817) V. politus, V. bowni (15759) V. politus, V. rosei (15789) V. rosei (15795 46760 46837) V. sp. (15454 15462 15495 15505 15507 15510 15516 15517 15518 15520 15522 15523 15524 15529 15531 15538 15543 15544 15548 15551 15553 15554 15555 15556 15557 15558 15563 15564 15565 15566 15575 15722 15842 15891 15937 27268 186936 186937) V. sp., V. acutus (15688) | |
Wasatchian | Canada (Northwest Territories) | V. sp. (15583) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Mississippi) | V. sp. (15719) | |
Wasatchian | USA (Colorado) | V. acutus (15450 15480 15485 15725 15845 15865 15887) V. gracilis (15649 15650 15651) V. lutosus (15225) V. politus (15350) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | Portugal (Região Centro) | V. sp. (79200) | |
Early/Lower Eocene | USA (Wyoming) | V. acutus (15684 15685 15700 15708 154254 154259 154276) V. acutus, V. politus (154263) V. acutus, V. rosei (154262) V. bowni (15081 80580) V. politus (154271) V. sp., V. acutus (15690 15691 15693) | |
Wasatchian - Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | V. lutosus (16249) V. minutus (15669) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Utah) | V. gracilis, V. minutus, V. sicarius (16396) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | V. gracilis (16091 16105 16200 16203 16275 16277 16285 16320 16342 16388 16395 16409 223460 223479 223481) V. gracilis, V. lutosus (16207) V. gracilis, V. minutus (16228 223484) V. gracilis, V. minutus, V. sicarius (15837) V. lutosus (16198 16415) V. minutus (16111 16210 16258 16273 16305 16315 16343 16345 27269 223470 223471) V. sicarius (16137 16138 16139) V. sp. (16204 16647) V. sp., V. gracilis (16219) V. vulpinus (16206) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Nevada) | V. minutus (16218) | |
Bridgerian | USA (Colorado) | V. gracilis (16241 16242) V. gracilis, V. sicarius (16240) V. sicarius (16239) V. sp. (16251) | |
Bridgerian | Mexico (Guanajuato) | V. sp. (16598) | |
Bridgerian - Uintan | USA (Wyoming) | V. sp. (223457) | |
Middle Eocene | Mongolia | V. sp. (75718) | |
Early/Lower Uintan | USA (Colorado) | V. minutus (16623) | |
Early/Lower Uintan | USA (Wyoming) | V. gracilis (93087) | |
Uintan | USA (Wyoming) | V. sicarius (16576) V. sp. (223472) |