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Brachyopsigale

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mephitidae

Taxonomy
Brachyopsigale was named by Hibbard (1954). It is not extant. Its type is Brachyopsigale dubius.

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Hibbard (1954), Carroll (1988); and to Mephitini by Baskin (1998), Wang et al. (2005).

Species
B. dubius (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Brachyopsigale Hibbard
1988Brachyopsigale Carroll
1998Brachyopsigale Baskin p. 160
2005Brachyopsigale Wang et al. p. 937

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyMephitidaeBonaparte 1845
subfamilyMephitinaeBonaparte 1845
genusBrachyopsigale

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. †Brachyopsigale Hibbard 1954
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Brachyopsigale dubius Hibbard 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 9.40000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) B. dubius (18126 18359)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Kansas) B. dubius (19931)
Blancan4.7 - 1.4USA (Texas) B. dubius (20060)