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Xenictis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Xenictis was named by Kretzoi (1938). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Carroll (1988).

Species lacking formal opinion data
X. nestii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Xenictis Kretzoi
1988Xenictis Carroll

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
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
genusXenictisKretzoi 1938

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. †Xenictis Kretzoi 1938
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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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 3.20000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ruscinian - Villanyian5.333 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) X. pilgrimi (35354)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) X. pilgrimi (35359)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Fejer) X. nestii (35374)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Barany) X. pilgrimi (35369)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Hungary (Barany) X. pilgrimi (35442 35459)