Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Viverravidae
Synonyms: Didymictis dawkinsianus Cope 1881, Harpalodon vulpinus Marsh 1872, Triacodon fallax Marsh 1871, Viverravus dawkinsianus Cope 1881, Viverravus vulpinus Marsh 1872, Ziphacodon rugatus Marsh 1872
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1872. Preliminary description of new Tertiary mammals. Part I. American Journal of Science 4(20):122-128
Belongs to Viverravus according to W. B. Scott 1892
See also Alroy 2002, Cope 1881, Gunnell 1998, Hay 1902, Marsh 1871, Marsh 1872, Matthew 1909, Matthew and Granger 1915, Robinson 1966, Schoch 1987, Thorpe 1923, Van Valen 1966 and Wortman 1901
Sister taxa: Viverravus acutus, Viverravus lawsoni, Viverravus laytoni, Viverravus lutosus, Viverravus minutus, Viverravus nitidus, Viverravus politus, Viverravus rosei, Viverravus schaffi, Viverravus sicarius
Type specimens:
- Viverravus gracilis: Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
- Didymictis dawkinsianus:
- Harpalodon vulpinus:
- Triacodon fallax:
- Ziphacodon rugatus:
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (47: Colorado, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 47 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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