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Amphictis prolongata

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Ailuridae

Taxonomy
Amphictis prolongata was named by Morlo (1996). Its type specimen is SMFM 5791, a mandible (L mandibular fragment with P2-M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Weisenau, which is in a MN 1 terrestrial horizon in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. antiquus, A. nana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Amphictis prolongata Morlo p. 214
2020Amphictis prolongata Baskin et al.

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyAiluridae()
genusAmphictisPomel 1853
speciesprolongata

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.

†Amphictis prolongata Morlo 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the MN 1 to the top of the MN 2 or 23.04000 to 20.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 123.04 - 22.4Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Amphictis prolongata (type locality: 69617)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (R.-P. and Hesse) Amphictis prolongata (69606)