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Prosansanosmilus peregrinus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Taxonomy
Prosansanosmilus peregrinus was named by Heizmann et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type specimen is SMNS 41482, a mandible (sin. with c, p2(?), p3-m1). Its type locality is Langenau 1, which is in a Burdigalian paralic marl/mudstone in the Brackwater Molasse Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Prosansanosmilus.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Prosansanosmilus peregrinus Heizmann et al. p. 10

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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
subfamilyBarbourofelinaeSchultz et al. 1970
genusProsansanosmilus
speciesperegrinus

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.

Prosansanosmilus peregrinus Heizmann et al. 1980
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E.P.J. Heizmann et al. 1980Machairodontider Felide mit der Zahnformel 3/3, 1/1, 3/2?3,1/1. Mandibel schlank und gestreckt mit machairodontid ausgebildetem "Kinn" und entsprechend großflachiger Symphysenregion; Processus coronoideus niedrig, d.h. die Mandibularbezahnung nur geringfügig überragend; c. inf kurz und kräftig; Diastem c-p3 gestreckt; p3 und p4 mit gegenüber Styliden und Hintercingulum dominierendem Haupthügel; m1 kurz und hoch, mit wenig geöffneten Winkel zwischen para- und Protoconidschneide (ca. 100-105º), Metaconid und Talonid reduziert, aber deutlich erkennbar; P4 mit niedriger, wenig scheidend ausgebildeter Krone und mit wohlentwickeltem Innenhügel.