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Tungurictis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Taxonomy
Tungurictis was named by Colbert (1939). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Viverridae by Carroll (1988); and to Hyaenidae by Hunt (1989), Werdelin and Solunias (1991).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Tungurictis Colbert
1988Tungurictis Carroll
1989Tungurictis Hunt, Jr. p. 26
1991Tungurictis Werdelin and Solunias

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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
AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHyaenidae
genusTungurictisColbert 1939

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. †Tungurictis Colbert 1939
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Tungurictis spocki Colbert 1939
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: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:23:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Tortonian or 13.82000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333China (Nei Mongol) T. spocki (28781)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246Tunisia (Gafsa) T. sp. (35277 35281)