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Plesiofelis

Osteichthyes - Sparassodonta

Taxonomy
Plesiofelis was named by Roth (1903). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pharsophorus by Simpson (1948).

It was assigned to Sparassodonta by Roth (1904); and to Borhyaenidae by McKenna and Bell (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Plesiofelis Roth p. 156
1904Plesiofelis Roth
1997Plesiofelis McKenna and Bell

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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
RankNameAuthor
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
orderSparassodonta()
superfamilyBorhyaenoideaAmeghino 1894
Borhyaenidae()
genusPlesiofelisRoth 1903

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.

G. †Plesiofelis Roth 1903
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Invalid names: Plesiofelis cretaceus Roth 1904 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:51:13
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:51:13
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Goin 1997, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Mustersan to the top of the Priabonian or 48.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mustersan48.0 - 42.0Argentina (Chubut) P. cretaceus, P. schlosseri (176290)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Argentina (Río Negro) P. schlosseri (225620)