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Parataxidea

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Parataxidea was named by Zdansky (1924) [type species from China]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Zdansky (1924), Carroll (1988).

Species lacking formal opinion data
P. crassa, P. maraghana, P. maraghana, P. sinensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Parataxidea Zdansky
1988Parataxidea Carroll

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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
genusParataxideaZdansky 1924

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. †Parataxidea Zdansky 1924
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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, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Turolian or 16.30000 to 5.09000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (18275)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Moldova P. sp. (152254)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Türkiye P. maraghana (151910)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Russian Federation (West-Siberia) P. crassa (44866)