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Acrocyon sectorius

Osteichthyes - Sparassodonta

Taxonomy
Acrocyon sectorius was named by Ameghino (1887).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Acrocyon sectorius Ameghino
1891Acrocyon eguianus Mercerat
1894Acrocyon sectorius Ameghino p. 121

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
orderSparassodonta()
superfamilyBorhyaenoideaAmeghino 1894
—Borhyaenidae()
subfamilyBorhyaeninaeAmeghino 1894
genusAcrocyonAmeghino 1887
speciessectoriusAmeghino 1887

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.

†Acrocyon sectorius Ameghino 1887
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Invalid names: Acrocyon eguianus Mercerat 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:51:13
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:51:13
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979, Goin 1997, Carroll 1988

Age range: Santacrucian or 17.50000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santacrucian17.5 - 16.3Argentina (Santa Cruz) Acrocyon sectorius (176580 176581 176593 176594)