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Parabrachypsalis janisae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Parabrachypsalis janisae was named by Baskin (2017). Its type specimen is UF 246335, a mandible (left mandibular ramus with posterior third of p2, and p4–m2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Miller Locality, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in Florida. It is the type species of Parabrachypsalis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Parabrachypsalis janisae Baskin pp. e1293069-8 fig. 3

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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
genusParabrachypsalis
speciesjanisae

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.

Parabrachypsalis janisae Baskin 2017
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. A. Baskin 2017Mandible deep; m1 trigonid cusps moderately inflated and with metaconid prominent, taller than and not widely separated from paraconid; and talonid with large prominent hypoconid and no entoconid. The m2 enlarged with long, wide, basined talonid.
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: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 20.43000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Parabrachypsalis janisae (type locality: 18562)