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Leptoplesictis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Leptoplesictis was named by Forsyth-Major (1903). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Viverridae by Morales et al. (2008); and to Herpestidae by Morlo et al. (2007), Werdelin and Peigne (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Leptoplesictis Forsyth-Major p. 534
2007Leptoplesictis Morlo et al. p. 151
2008Leptoplesictis Morales et al.
2010Leptoplesictis Werdelin and Peigne p. 636

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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()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyViverridae
genusLeptoplesictisForsyth-Major 1903

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. †Leptoplesictis Forsyth-Major 1903
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Leptoplesictis namibiensis Morales et al. 2008
Leptoplesictis senutae Morales et al. 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available