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Probassariscus matthewi

Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae

Taxonomy
Probassariscus antiquus matthewi was named by Merriam (1911). Its type specimen is UCMP 12539, a mandible (right mandible with broken p4, m1, and m2), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Probassariscus matthewi by Baskin (2004).

Synonyms
  • Rhapsodus tedfordi was named by Linares (1981) [genotype]. Its type specimen is F:AM 49102, a mandible (left and right mandibles), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Observation Quarry, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in Nebraska.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Probassariscus antiquus by Baskin (1989); it was synonymized subjectively with Probassariscus matthewi by Baskin (2004).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Probassariscus antiquus matthewi Merriam p. 246
1981Rhapsodus tedfordi Linares p. 114 figs. 1- 4A
1982Rhapsodus tedfordi Linares
2004Probassariscus matthewi Baskin p. 714

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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
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyProcyonidaeGray 1825
subfamilyProcyoninaeGray 1825
tribeProcyoniniGray 1825
genusProbassariscus
speciesmatthewi(Merriam 1911)

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.

†Probassariscus matthewi Merriam 1911
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Invalid names: Rhapsodus tedfordi Linares 1981 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:33:53
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Early/Lower Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Rhapsodus tedfordi (17976)