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Plioviverrops

Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Taxonomy
Plioviverrops was named by Kretzoi (1938). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ictitheriinae by Roussiakis and Theodorou (2003); and to Hyaenidae by Carroll (1988), Werdelin and Solunias (1991), Koufos (2012).

Species
P. orbignyi
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. faventinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Plioviverrops Kretzoi
1988Plioviverrops Carroll
1991Plioviverrops Werdelin and Solunias
2003Plioviverrops Roussiakis and Theodorou
2012Plioviverrops Koufos p. 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHyaenidae
genusPlioviverropsKretzoi 1938

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. †Plioviverrops Kretzoi 1938
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†Plioviverrops orbignyi Gaudry and Lartet 1856
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Vallesian to the top of the Messinian or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Greece P. orbignyi (191070)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Spain (Segovia) P. sp. (40768)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Thessaly) P. orbignyi (194879)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Euboea) P. sp. (195434)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) P. orbignyi (182750 202703) P. sp. (202222)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Bulgaria P. orbignyi (208569)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) P. orbignyi (195489)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Ravenna) P. faventinus (144566)