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Miocyon vallisrubrae

Osteichthyes - Miacidae

Taxonomy
Miocyon vallisrubrae was named by Friscia and Rasmussen (2010). Its type specimen is CM 71190, a mandible (fragmentary right dentary), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gnat-Out-Of-Hell, which is in an Uintan terrestrial horizon in the Uinta Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Miocyon vallisrubrae Friscia and Rasmussen p. 53

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
familyMiacidae
genusMiocyon(Matthew 1909)
speciesvallisrubrae

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.

Miocyon vallisrubrae Friscia and Rasmussen 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoresubg
Diet 2: omnivoresubg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-05-13 10:30:07
Modified: 2011-05-12 19:30:07
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Flynn 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Friscia and Rasmussen 2010

Age range: Uintan or 45.90000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Utah) Miocyon vallisrubrae (type locality: 16572)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Texas) Uintacyon scotti (16628)