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Sparassodonta

Mammalia - Sparassodonta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Sparassodonta Ameghino p. 108
1897Sparassodonta Ameghino p. 501
2007Sparassodonta Goin et al.
2009Sparassodonta Forasiepi pp. 105-106
2010Sparassodonta Goin et al.
2011Sparassodonta Oliveira and Goin
2016Sparassodonta Wilson et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
orderSparassodonta()
orderSparassodonta()

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.

Or. †Sparassodonta Ameghino 1894
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G. †Australogale Engelman et al. 2020
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†Australogale leptognathus Engelman et al. 2020
Superfm. †Borhyaenoidea Ameghino 1894
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Unr. †Borhyaenidae Savage 1951
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G. †Angelocabrerus Simpson 1970
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†Angelocabrerus daptes Simpson 1970
G. †Argyrolestes Ameghino 1902
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†Argyrolestes peralestinus Ameghino 1902
G. †Australohyaena Forasiepi et al. 2015
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†Australohyaena antiqua Ameghino 1894
Subfm. †Borhyaeninae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Acrocyon Ameghino 1887
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†Acrocyon riggsi Sinclair 1930
†Acrocyon sectorius Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Acrocyon eguianus Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
G. †Arctodictis Mercerat 1891
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†Arctodictis munizi Mercerat 1891
†Arctodictis sinclairi Marshall 1978
G. †Borhyaena Ameghino 1887
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†Borhyaena macrodonta Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Pseudoborhyaena longaeva Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
†Borhyaena tuberata Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Acrocyon patagonensis Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Arctodictis australis Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Borhyaena fera Ameghinor 1891 [synonym], Borhyaena sanguinaria Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Borhyaena zitteli Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Conodonictis exterminator Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Conodonictis rapax Cabrera 1927 [synonym], Conodonictis saeva Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Conodonictis Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Dynamictis Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Pseudoborhyaena Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
G. †Eutemnodus Bravard 1858
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†Eutemnodus acutidens Riggs and Patterson
†Eutemnodus americanus Bravard 1858
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Invalid names: Apera sanguinaria Ameghino 1886 [synonym], Hyaenodon sudamericanus Burmeister 1891 [synonym]
†Eutemnodus propampina Ameghino 1891
Invalid names: Apera Ameghino 1886 [synonym]
Invalid names: Conodonictidae Ameghino 1935 [synonym], Sparassodontidae Roger 1896 [synonym]
G. †Eutemodus Bravard 1858
G. †Fredszalaya Shockey and Anaya 2008
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†Fredszalaya hunteri Shockey and Anaya 2008
G. †Nemolestes Ameghino 1902
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†Nemolestes brasiliensis Rangel et al. 2023
†Nemolestes lagunafriensis Rangel et al. 2023
†Nemolestes spalacotherinus Ameghino 1902
G. †Pharsophorus Ameghino 1897
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†Pharsophorus lacerans Ameghino 1897
†Pharsophorus tenax Ameghino 1897
Invalid names: Plesiofelis Roth 1903 [synonym]
Subfm. †Prothylacyninae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Dukecynus Goin 1997
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†Dukecynus magnus Goin 1997
G. †Prothylacynus Ameghino 1891
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†Prothylacynus patagonicus Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Agustylus carnifex Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Borhyaena excavata Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Napodonictis thylacynoides Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Prothylacynus brachyrhynchus Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
Invalid names: Napodonictis Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Prothylacocyon Winge 1923 [objective synonym]
G. †Pseudolycopsis Marschall 1976
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†Pseudolycopsis cabrerai Marshall 1976
G. †Pseudothylacynus Ameghino 1902
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†Pseudothylacynus rectus Ameghino 1902
G. †Chlorocyon Engelman et al. 2018
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†Chlorocyon phantasma Engelman et al. 2018
G. †Lycopsis Goin 1997
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†Lycopsis longirostrus Marshall 1977
†Lycopsis padillai Suarez et al. 2016
†Lycopsis torresi Cabrera 1927
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Invalid names: Anatherium oxyrhynchus Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
†Lycopsis viverensis Forasiepi et al. 2003
Unr. †Proborhyaenidae Ameghino 1897
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G. †Arminiheringia Ameghino 1902
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†Arminiheringia auceta Ameghino 1902
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Invalid names: Arminiheringia cultrata Ameghino 1902 [synonym], Dilestes dilobus Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dilestes Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
G. †Callistoe Babot et al. 2002
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†Callistoe vincei Babot et al. 2002
G. †Paraborhyaena Hoffstetter and Petter 1983
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†Paraborhyaena boliviana Hoffstetter and Petter 1983
G. †Proborhyaena Ameghino 1897
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†Proborhyaena gigantea Ameghino 1897
Unr. †Thylacosmilinae Riggs 1933
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G. †Eomakhaira Engelman et al. 2020
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†Eomakhaira molossus Engelman et al. 2020
Invalid names: Arminiheringiidae Ameghino 1902 [synonym]
Subfm. †Hathlyacininae Ameghino 1894
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G. †Acyon Ameghino 1887
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†Acyon myctoderos Forasiepi et al. 2006
†Acyon tricuspidatus Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Anatherium herrerae Marshall 1981 [synonym], Ictioborus destructor Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
G. †Andinogale Hoffstetter and Petter 1983
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†Andinogale sallensis Hoffstetter and Petter 1983
G. †Borhyaenidium Pascual and Bocchino 1963
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†Borhyaenidium altiplanicus Villarroel and Marshall 1983
†Borhyaenidium musteloides Pascual and Bocchino 1963
†Borhyaenidium riggsi Marshall 1981
G. †Chasicostylus Reig 1957
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†Chasicostylus castroi Reig 1957
G. †Cladosictis Ameghino 1887
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†Cladosictis centralis Ameghino 1902
†Cladosictis defossa Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Agustylus bardus Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
†Cladosictis patagonica Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Agustylus cynoides Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Agustylus minus Ameghino 1935 [synonym], Agustylus primaevus Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Amphithereutes obscurus Ameghino 1935 [synonym], Cladosictis dissimilis Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Cladosictis lateralis Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Cladosictis petersoni Sinclair 1906 [synonym], Cladosictis trouessarti Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Hathliacynus cultridens Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Hathliacynus fischeri Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Hathliacynus lustratus Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Hathliacynus rollieri Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Hathlyacynus linchyi Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Ictioborus fenestratus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Protoproviverra ensidens Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Acyon bardus Ameghino 1889 [nomen dubium], Agustylus Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Anatherium Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Anatherium defossus Ameghino 1887 [nomen dubium], Hathliacynus Ameghino 1887 [synonym], Ictioborus Ameghino 1891 [synonym]
G. †Contrerascynus Mones 2014
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†Contrerascynus borhyaenoides Contreras 1990
Invalid names: Simpsonia Contreras 1990 [replaced]
G. †Notictis Ameghino 1889
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†Notictis ortizii Ameghino 1889
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Invalid names: Didelphys curvidens Burmeister 1891 [objective synonym]
G. †Notocynus Mercerat 1891
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†Notocynus hermosicus Mercerat 1891
G. †Notogale Loomis 1914
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†Notogale mitis Ameghino 1897
G. †Patene Simpson 1935
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†Patene campbelli Goin and Candela 2004
†Patene coluapiensis Simpson 1935
†Patene simpsoni Paula Couto 1952
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Invalid names: Ischyrodidelphis castellanosi Paula Couto 1952 [synonym]
Invalid names: Ischyrodidelphis Paula Couto 1952 [synonym]
G. †Perathereutes Ameghino 1891
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†Perathereutes pungens Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Abderites altiramis Ameghino 1894 [synonym]
†Perathereuthes amputans Ameghino 1891
†Perathereuthes obtusus Ameghino 1891
G. †Procladosictis Ameghino 1902
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†Procladosictis anomala Ameghino 1902
Invalid names: Procladosictis erecta Ameghino 1902 [nomen vanum]
G. †Pseudonotictis Marshall 1981
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†Pseudonotictis chubutensis Martín and Tejedor 2007
†Pseudonotictis pusillus Ameghino 1891
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Invalid names: Hathliacynus kobyi Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
G. †Sallacyon Villarroel and Marshall 1982
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†Sallacyon hoffstetteri Villarroel and Marshall 1982
G. †Sipalocyon Ameghino 1887
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†Sipalocyon externus Ameghino 1902
†Sipalocyon gracilis Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Amphiproviverra crassa Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Amphiproviverra minuta Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Hathliacynus lynchi Mercerat 1891 [synonym], Perathereutes amputans Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Perathereutes obtusus Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Protoproviverra manzaniana Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Protoviverra manzaniana Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Sipalocyon altiramis Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Sipalocyon curtus Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Sipalocyon longus Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Sipalocyon mixtus Ameghino 1894 [synonym], Thylacodictis exilis Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
†Sipalocyon obusta Ameghino 1891
Invalid names: Amphiproviverra Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Amphithereutes Ameghino 1935 [synonym], Protoproviverra Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Thylacodictis Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Invalid names: Acyonidae Ameghino 1889 [invalid subgroup], Amphoproviverridae Ameghino 1894 [invalid subgroup], Cladictidae Winge 1923 [invalid subgroup], Cladosictidae Ameghino 1935 [invalid subgroup], Cladosictinae Cabrera 1927 [invalid subgroup], Pseudocladosictis Ameghino 1902 [nomen vanum], Pseudocladosictis determinabile Ameghino 1902 [nomen vanum]
Fm. †Hondadelphidae Marshall et al. 1989
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G. †Hondadelphys Marshall 1976
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†Hondadelphys fieldsi Marshall 1976
G. †Stylocynus Mercerat 1917
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†Stylocynus paranensis Mercerat 1917
Fm. †Thylacosmilidae Riggs 1933
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G. †Anachlysictis Goin 1997
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G. †Patagosmilus Forasiepi and Carlini 2010
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†Patagosmilus goini Forasiepi and Carlini 2010
G. †Thylacosmilus Riggs 1933
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†Thylacosmilus atrox Riggs 1933
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Invalid names: Achlysictis lelongi Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Thylacosmilus lentis Riggs 1933 [synonym]
Invalid names: Achlysictis Ameghino 1891 [synonym], Hyaenodontops Ameghino 1908 [synonym], Notosmilus Kraglievich 1960 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available