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Plionictis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Plionictis Matthew
1988Plionictis Carroll
1998Plionictis Baskin p. 162

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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
subfamilyGuloninae()
tribeIschyrictini
genusPlionictis

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. †Plionictis Matthew 1924
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†Plionictis buwaldi Merriam 1919
†Plionictis gazini Hall 1931
†Plionictis kinseyi Gidley 1927
†Plionictis oaxacaensis Ferrusquia-Villafranca 1990
†Plionictis ogygia Matthew 1901
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Invalid names: Martes glareae Sinclair 1915 [synonym]
†Plionictis oregonensis Shotwell 1970
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, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

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

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Martes gazini (19056)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Mexico (Oaxaca) P. oaxacaensis (18722)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) P. ogygia (18102 18275 18284) P. sp. (18124)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) P. ogygia (18220)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) P. ogygia (18797)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Martes glareae (17983)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Martes kinseyi, P. ogygia (18803)
Early/Lower Barstovian - early Late Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Martes glareae (156738)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Colorado) P. ogygia (18445)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) P. ogygia (18235)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Martes glareae (18396)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) P. sp. (19316)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) P. ogygia (19036)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) P. sp. (18554)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) P. oregonensis (18944)