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Cernictis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Cernictis was named by Hall (1935). Its type is Cernictis hesperus.

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Hall (1935), Carroll (1988); to Galictini by Baskin (1998), Baskin (2011); and to Ictonychinae by Jiangzuo et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Cernictis Hall
1988Cernictis Carroll
1998Cernictis Baskin p. 164
2011Cernictis Baskin p. 2
2019Cernictis Jiangzuo et al.

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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
familyMustelidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyIctonychinaePocock 1921
genusCernictis

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. †Cernictis Hall 1935
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†Cernictis baskini Jiangzuo et al. 2024
†Cernictis hesperus Hall 1935
†Cernictis repenningi Baskin 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the Tortonian or 8.72500 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Proputorius lufengensis (11798)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Shanxi) C. baskini (240934 240935)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333China (Yunnan) C. lufengensis (201596)
Baodean11.1 - 5.09China (Yunnan) C. lufengensis (183982)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (California) C. hesperus (19479)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Arizona) C. repenningi (19610)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09China (Yunnan) Proputorius lufengensis (44220 44224)