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Viverravus schaffi
Taxonomy
Protictis schaffi was named by Gingerich and Winkler (1985). Its type locality is Schaff Quarry, which is in a Tiffanian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Wyoming.
It was synonymized subjectively with Viverravus politus by Polly (1997); it was recombined as Viverravus schaffi by Secord (2008).
It was synonymized subjectively with Viverravus politus by Polly (1997); it was recombined as Viverravus schaffi by Secord (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Protictis schaffi Gingerich and Winkler |
| 2008 | Viverravus schaffi Secord |
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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.
†Viverravus schaffi Gingerich and Winkler 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum | |||||
| References: Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Flynn 1998, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Paleocene to the top of the Tiffanian or 59.24000 to 56.20000 Ma
Collections (7 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffanian | USA (Colorado) | Protictis schaffi (174227) | |
| Tiffanian | USA (Wyoming) | Protictis schaffi (15049 15057) Viverravus schaffi (26569 53059 190441) | |
| Late/Upper Paleocene | USA (Wyoming) | Viverravus schaffi (15024) |