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Lophocyoninae

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Viverridae

Taxonomy
Lophocyoninae was named by Fejfar and Schmidt-Kittler (1987). Its type is Lophocyon.

It was assigned to Viverridae by Koufos et al. (1995).

Subtaxa
Izmirictis, Lophocyon (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Lophocyoninae Fejfar and Schmidt-Kittler
1995Lophocyoninae Koufos et al.

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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
AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyViverridae
subfamilyLophocyoninaeFejfar and Schmidt-Kittler 1987
subfamilyLophocyoninaeFejfar and Schmidt-Kittler 1987

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.

Subfm. †Lophocyoninae Fejfar and Schmidt-Kittler 1987
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G. †Izmirictis Morales et al. 2019
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Izmirictis cani Morales et al. 2019
G. †Lophocyon Fejfar et al. 1987
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Lophocyon carpathicus Fejfar et al. 1987
Lophocyon paraskevaidisi Koufos et al. 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: insectivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:42:08
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Greece (Aegean) Lophocyon paraskevaidisi (202728)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Slovakia (Kosicky Kraj) Lophocyon carpathicus (37570)