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Arctodictis sinclairi

Osteichthyes - Sparassodonta

Taxonomy
Arctodictis sinclairi was named by Marshall (1978). Its type specimen is FMNH P13526, a mandible (Left dentary fragment with canine, fragmentary p1-2, p3, roots of m1, m2-3), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Arctodictis sinclairi Marshall

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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
genusArctodictis(Mercerat 1891)
speciessinclairiMarshall 1978

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.

Arctodictis sinclairi Marshall 1978
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Goin 1997

Age range: Colhuehuapian or 21.00000 to 17.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Arctodictis sinclairi (141368)