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Mionictis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Mionictis Matthew
1988Mionictis Carroll
1992Mionictis Willemsen p. 114
1998Mionictis Baskin p. 161

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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
subfamilyLutrinaeBaird 1857
tribeLutriniGray 1865
genusMionictis

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. †Mionictis Matthew 1924
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†Mionictis angustidens Hall 1930
†Mionictis artenensis Ginsburg 1968
†Mionictis dubia de Blainville 1841
†Mionictis elegans Matthew 1924
†Mionictis incertus Matthew 1924
†Mionictis letifer Cook and Macdonald 1962
†Mionictis pristinus Matthew and Gidley 1904
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia M. sp. (47069)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) M. letifer (17980)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Alsac) M. artenensis (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) M. artenensis (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Gers) M. artenensis (69099)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Brachypsalis pristinus (18284) M. sp. (18109 18442)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) M. elegans (17911) M. incertus (17904)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) M. sp. (18803)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) M. sp. (18235)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) M. dubia (32191)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333China (Nei Mongol) M. sp. (28781)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Brachypsalis angustidens (19393)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Brachypsalis pristinus (18473)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) M. sp. (18244)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Brachypsalis pristinus (18060) Lutra pristina (18197)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Plesiogulo sp. (18450)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) M. dubia (39709)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) M. sp. (18126)