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Hoplophoneini

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Taxonomy
Hoplophoneini was named by Kretzoi (1929).

It was assigned to Nimravidae by Barrett (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Hoplophoneini Kretzoi
2016Hoplophoneini Barrett p. e1658.60

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
familyNimravidaeCope 1880
tribeHoplophoneiniKretzoi 1929
tribeHoplophoneiniKretzoi 1929

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.

Tr. †Hoplophoneini Kretzoi 1929
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G. †Eusmilus Gervais 1876
G. †Hoplophoneus Cope 1874
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†Hoplophoneus adelos Barrett 2021
†Hoplophoneus bidentatus Filhol 1872
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Invalid names: Ekgmoiteptecela olsontau Macdonald 1963 [synonym], Hoplophoneus belli Stock 1933 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus crassidens Cragin 1892
†Hoplophoneus dakotensis Hatcher 1895
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Invalid names: Dinotomius atrox Williston 1895 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus oharrai Jepsen 1926
†Hoplophoneus primaevus Leidy and Owen 1851
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Invalid names: Hoplophoneus insolens Adams 1896 [synonym], Hoplophoneus latidens Thorpe 1920 [synonym], Hoplophoneus marshi Thorpe 1920 [synonym], Hoplophoneus mentalis Sinclair 1921 [synonym], Hoplophoneus molossus Thorpe 1920 [synonym], Hoplophoneus oreodontis Cope 1873 [synonym], Hoplophoneus robustus Adams 1896 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus sicarius Sinclair and Jepsen 1927
†Hoplophoneus villebramarensis Peigné and Brunet 2001
Invalid names: Dinotomius Williston 1895 [synonym], Ekgmoiteptecela Macdonald 1963 [synonym]
G. †Nanosmilus Martin 1992
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†Nanosmilus kurteni Martin 1992
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Z. Barrett 2016Synapomorphies: petrobasilar and posterior lacerate foramina form two distinct grooves; large tabular mastoid with reduced to near absent paroccipital process; incisors all caniniform, i1 very transversely compressed and i3 nearly as large as the lower canine; parastyle present on the P4; lower incisor arcade curved