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Pinnarctidion bishopi

Mammalia - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Pinnarctidion bishopi was named by Barnes (1979). Its type specimen is UCMP 86334, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pyramid Hill, upper concretion-bearing bed, which is in an Aquitanian marine sandstone in the Jewett Formation of California. It is the type species of Pinnarctidion.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pinnarctidion bishopi Barnes p. 16 figs. Figures 6-15, 17a, 19a, 21a
2003Pinnarctidion bishopi Deméré et al. p. 49 figs. Fig. 3.3
2008Pinnarctidion bishopi Barnes p. 528
2018Pinnarctidion bishopi Berta et al. p. 205 figs. Fig. 1

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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
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
PanpinnipediaWolsan et al. 2020
Pinnipedimorpha
genusPinnarctidion
speciesbishopi

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.

Pinnarctidion bishopi Barnes 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteuc
Ontogeny: modification of partsuc
Environment: coastaluc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousuc
Diet: carnivoreuc
Reproduction: viviparousuc
Created: 2019-05-28 17:18:47
Modified: 2019-05-28 17:19:41
Source: c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Carreño and Cronin 1993, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Aquitanian or 28.10000 to 20.44000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) Pinnarctidion bishopi (11601)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (California) Pinnarctidion bishopi (type locality: 19485)