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Amphictis timucua

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Ailuridae

Taxonomy
Amphictis timucua was named by Baskin (2017). Its type specimen is UF 246332, a mandible (left mandibular ramus with p3–m1), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Miller Locality, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in Florida.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. antiquus, A. nana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Amphictis timucua Baskin pp. e1293069-1 figs. 1A - C
2020Amphictis timucua Baskin et al.

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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
familyAiluridae()
genusAmphictisPomel 1853
speciestimucua

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.

†Amphictis timucua Baskin 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. A. Baskin 2017Smallest species of Amphictis, m1 talonid not greatly elongated.
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 27.30000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) Amphictis timucua (71651)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) Amphictis timucua (type locality: 18562)