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Prionogalidae

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Prionogalidae was named by Morales et al. (2008). It is not extant.

It was reranked as the unranked clade Prionogalidae by Solé and Mennecart (2019).

It was assigned to Creodonta by Morales et al. (2008); to Mammalia by Werdelin and Cote (2010); and to Hyaenodontidae by Solé and Mennecart (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Prionogalidae Morales et al.
2010Prionogalidae Werdelin and Cote p. 567
2019Prionogalidae Solé and Mennecart

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
Prionogalidae()
Prionogalidae()

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.

Unr. †Prionogalidae Morales et al. 2008
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G. †Namasector Morales et al. 2008
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Namasector soriae Morales et al. 2008
G. †Prionogale Schmidt-Kittler and Heizmann 1991
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Prionogale breviceps Schmidt-Kittler and Heizmann 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:44:28
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:44:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gunnell 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Namibia (Karas) Namasector soriae (146601)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Uganda Prionogale breviceps (28441)