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Palaeoprionodon

Mammalia - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Palaeoprionodon was named by Filhol (1880). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Viverridae by Carroll (1988); and to Aeluroidea by Hunt (1989), Hunt (1998).

Species
P. lamandini

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Palaeoprionodon Filhol
1988Palaeoprionodon Carroll
1989Palaeoprionodon Hunt, Jr. p. 14
1998Palaeoprionodon Hunt, Jr. p. 11

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
genusPalaeoprionodonFilhol 1880

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. †Palaeoprionodon Filhol 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available