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Hoplophoneini

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Taxonomy
Hoplophoneini was named by Kretzoi (1929).

It was assigned to Nimravidae by Barrett (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Hoplophoneini Kretzoi
2016Hoplophoneini Barrett p. e1658.60

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
familyNimravidaeCope 1880
tribeHoplophoneiniKretzoi 1929
tribeHoplophoneiniKretzoi 1929

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.

Tr. †Hoplophoneini Kretzoi 1929
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G. †Eusmilus Gervais 1876
G. †Hoplophoneus Cope 1874
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†Hoplophoneus adelos Barrett 2021
†Hoplophoneus bidentatus Filhol 1872
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Invalid names: Ekgmoiteptecela olsontau Macdonald 1963 [synonym], Hoplophoneus belli Stock 1933 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus crassidens Cragin 1892
†Hoplophoneus dakotensis Hatcher 1895
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Invalid names: Dinotomius atrox Williston 1895 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus oharrai Jepsen 1926
†Hoplophoneus primaevus Leidy and Owen 1851
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Invalid names: Hoplophoneus insolens Adams 1896 [synonym], Hoplophoneus latidens Thorpe 1920 [synonym], Hoplophoneus marshi Thorpe 1920 [synonym], Hoplophoneus mentalis Sinclair 1921 [synonym], Hoplophoneus molossus Thorpe 1920 [synonym], Hoplophoneus oreodontis Cope 1873 [synonym], Hoplophoneus robustus Adams 1896 [synonym]
†Hoplophoneus sicarius Sinclair and Jepsen 1927
†Hoplophoneus villebramarensis Peigné and Brunet 2001
Invalid names: Dinotomius Williston 1895 [synonym], Ekgmoiteptecela Macdonald 1963 [synonym]
G. †Nanosmilus Martin 1992
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†Nanosmilus kurteni Martin 1992
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Z. Barrett 2016Synapomorphies: petrobasilar and posterior lacerate foramina form two distinct grooves; large tabular mastoid with reduced to near absent paroccipital process; incisors all caniniform, i1 very transversely compressed and i3 nearly as large as the lower canine; parastyle present on the P4; lower incisor arcade curved
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:54:36
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:31:38
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Martin 1998

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the MP 21 or 48.07000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Guangxi) Eusmilus sp. (190962)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71China (Henan) Eusmilus sp. (46193)
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Thailand Hoplophoneus sp. (49078)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Hoplophoneus oharrai (16962 16963 16964 16965 16966)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Eusmilus sp. (16885) Eusmilus sp., Hoplophoneus oharrai (16938) Hoplophoneus mentalis (83881) Hoplophoneus oharrai (17006)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Hoplophoneus mentalis (16929 16930)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9Canada (Saskatchewan) Hoplophoneus sp. (16919)
Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Hoplophoneus sp. (16976)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) Eusmilus sicarius (17158) Hoplophoneus insolens (17084) Hoplophoneus occidentalis, Hoplophoneus primaevus (17153) Hoplophoneus primaevus (17067 17077 17133 17141 17295) Hoplophoneus robustus (17092) Hoplophoneus sp. (17094 17173)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Eusmilus sicarius (99845) Hoplophoneus latidens (17157) Hoplophoneus primaevus (17131)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Hoplophoneus primaevus (17098) Nanosmilus kurteni (207804)
Rupelian - Whitneyan33.9 - 29.5USA (South Dakota) Eusmilus dakotensis (207805)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Eusmilus sp. (31583)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Germany (Bayern) Eusmilus villebramarensis (183526)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Limousin) Eusmilus bidentatus (31753)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Machairodus bidentatus (183670)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Germany (Bayern) Eusmilus bidentatus (183667 183668)
MP 2133.9 - 27.3Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Eusmilus bidentatus (183669)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3Germany (Bayern) Eusmilus villebramarensis (91491)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Midi-Pyrenées) Eusmilus bidentatus (167537)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine ) Eusmilus villebramarensis (183511)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Switzerland (Canton Basel-Landschaft) Eusmilus villebramarensis (182622)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Oregon) Hoplophoneus strigidens (17349)
Whitneyan - late Early Arikareean31.8 - 18.5USA (California) Hoplophoneus belli (17527)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Ekgmoiteptecela olsontau (17645 17660) Eusmilus cerebralis (17705)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Oregon) Hoplophoneus sp., Eusmilus cerebralis (17508)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Ekgmoiteptecela olsontau (17606)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Machaerodus strigidens (180202)