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Metailurus parvulus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Metailurus parvulus was named by Hensel (1862).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. boodon, M. mongoliensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Metailurus parvulus Hensel
2012Metailurus parvulus Koufos p. 56

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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
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyMachairodontinaeGill 1872
tribeMetailurini
genusMetailurus
speciesparvulusHensel 1862

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.

†Metailurus parvulus Hensel 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:22:03
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Vallesian to the top of the Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Greece Metailurus parvulus (191070)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Moldova Metailurus parvulus (152254)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) Metailurus parvulus (195432)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Attiki) Metailurus parvulus (195562)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Metailurus parvulus (174455)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Spain (Aragon) Metailurus parvulus (35339)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Makedonia Thraki) Metailurus parvulus (157582)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Greece (Euboea) Metailurus parvulus (202213)