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Tytthaena

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Taxonomy
Tytthaena was named by Gingerich (1980). It is not extant. Its type is Tytthaena parrisi.

It was assigned to Oxyaenidae by Gingerich (1980), Gunnell (1998).

Species
T. lichna, T. parrisi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Tytthaena Gingerich
1998Tytthaena Gunnell

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
—OxyaenodontaVan Valen 1971
familyOxyaenidae
genusTytthaena

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. †Tytthaena Gingerich 1980
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†Tytthaena lichna Rose 1981
†Tytthaena parrisi Gingerich 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:43:59
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:43:59
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Kiessling 2004, Gunnell 1998

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 60.90000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) T. parrisi (14936 15017)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Oxyaena aequidens (15085) Oxyaena lichna (15126 15156 15212)