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Floridictis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Floridictis was named by Baskin (2017). Its type is Floridictis kerneri.

It was assigned to Oligobuninae by Baskin (2017).

Species
F. kerneri (type species), F. petersoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Floridictis Baskin pp. e1293069-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyMustelidaeFischer 1817
subfamilyOligobuninae
genusFloridictis

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.

G. †Floridictis Baskin 2017
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Floridictis kerneri Baskin 2017
Floridictis petersoni Loomis 1932
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. A. Baskin 2017Small, hypercarnivorous oligobunine; mandible
short and deep; lower premolars short and broad; m1 with an open trigonid, a reduced, posteriorly situated metaconid, and talonid short, trenchant, triangular, with the hypoconid situated medially and lacking an entoconid; and m2 very small.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:38:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian to the top of the Harrisonian or 20.43000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Paroligobunis petersoni (17854)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) F. kerneri (18562)