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Agnotherium antiquum

Osteichthyes - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Agnotherium antiquum was named by Kaup (1832). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Amphicyon agnotus was named by Pomel (1853).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Agnotherium antiquum by Kuss (1962).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Agnotherium antiquum Kaup p. 73
1833Agnotherium antiquum Kaup
1853Amphicyon agnotus Pomel p. 73
2010Agnotherium antiquum Werdelin and Peigne p. 605

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
subfamilyAmphicyonidae
subfamilyThaumastocyoninaeHurzeller 1940
genusAgnotherium
speciesantiquumKaup 1832

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.

Agnotherium antiquum Kaup 1832
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Invalid names: Amphicyon agnotus Pomel 1853 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Hunt 1998, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Astaracian or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Astaracian15.98 - 11.63Morocco (Tadla-Azilal) Agnotherium antiquum (48630)