Cladosictis Ameghino 1887 (metatherian)

Mammalia - Sparassodonta

Synonyms: Agustylus Ameghino 1887, Anatherium Ameghino 1887, Hathliacynus Ameghino 1887, Hathlyacynus Ameghino 1887, Ictioborus Ameghino 1891

Parent taxon: Hathliacynidae according to C. J. de Muizon 1999

See also Ameghino 1891, Ameghino 1894, de Muizon 1994, Forasiepi et al. 2006, Goin et al. 2007, Marshall 1978, Marshall 1981, McKenna and Bell 1997 and Stirton 1953

Sister taxa: Acyon, Acyonidae, Amphoproviverridae, Andinogale, Borhyaenidium, Chasicostylus, Cladictidae, Cladosictidae, Cladosictinae, Contrerascynus, Notictis, Notocynus, Notogale, Patene, Perathereutes, Procladosictis, Pseudocladosictis, Pseudocladosictis determinabile, Pseudonotictis, Sallacyon, Sipalocyon

Subtaxa: Acyon bardus Anatherium defossus Cladosictis centralis Cladosictis defossa Cladosictis patagonica

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Ecology: scansorial carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of Argentina (30 collections), Chile (2)

• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 33 collections including 50 occurrences

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