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Martinogale chisoensis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mephitidae

Taxonomy
Buisnictis chisoensis was named by Stevens and Stevens (2003). Its type locality is Screw Bean, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial sandstone/conglomerate in the Banta Shut-In Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Martinogale chisoensis by Wang et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Buisnictis chisoensis Stevens and Stevens
2005Martinogale chisoensis Wang et al. p. 937

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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
familyMephitidaeBonaparte 1845
genusMartinogale
specieschisoensis()

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.

Martinogale chisoensis Stevens and Stevens 2003
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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, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: early Early Hemphillian or 9.40000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
early Early Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) Buisnictis sp. (type locality: 19538)