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Arctonyx (hog badger)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Arctonyx was named by Cuvier (1825). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Carroll (1988); and to Melinae by Marmi et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Arctonyx Cuvier p. 3
1988Arctonyx Carroll
2004Arctonyx Marmi et al. p. 491

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyMustelidaeFischer 1817
subfamilyMelinaeBurmeister 1872
genusArctonyxCuvier 1825

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. Arctonyx Cuvier 1825 [hog badger]
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Arctonyx collaris Cuvier 1825 [hog badger]
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†Arctonyx rostratus Matthew and Granger 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:38:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.781 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Guangxi) Arctonyx collaris (230325)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) Arctonyx collaris (214689)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Hunan) Arctonyx collaris (36819)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Guanxi) Arctonyx minor (230994)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129China (Sichuan) Arctonyx rostratus (226365)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Laos (Hua Pan) Arctonyx collaris (235746)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangxi) Arctonyx collaris (235740)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vietnam (Lang Son) Arctonyx collaris (92781)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Thailand (Chaiyaphum) Arctonyx collaris (237787)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangdong) Arctonyx collaris (120834) Arctonyx sp. (40341)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangxi) Arctonyx collaris (235737)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Anhui) Arctonyx rostratus (36868)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangdong) Arctonyx collaris (13293)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117China (Hunan) Arctonyx collaris (36729 36730)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) Arctonyx collaris (92787)