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Ursavus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Ursidae

Taxonomy
Ursavus was named by Schlosser (1899) [type European U. brevirhinus]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ursidae by Schlosser (1899), Carroll (1988); and to Ursavini by Hunt (1998), Jin et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Ursavus Schlosser
1988Ursavus Carroll
1998Ursavus Hunt, Jr. p. 183
2007Ursavus Jin et al. p. 10935

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—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
—Ursida
superfamilyUrsoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyUrsidaeGray 1825
subfamilyUrsinaeSwainson 1835
tribeUrsavini
genusUrsavusSchlosser 1899

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. †Ursavus Schlosser 1899
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†Ursavus brevirhinus Hofmann 1887
†Ursavus ehrenbergi Thenius 1947
†Ursavus intermedius von Koenigswald 1925
†Ursavus pawniensis Frick 1926
†Ursavus primaevus Gaillard 1899
†Ursavus sylvestris Qiu and Qi 1990
†Ursavus tedfordi Qui and Wang 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:31:30
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 Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 23.04000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) U. new species I (17534)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Nevada) U. pawniensis (18895 18922)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Colorado) U. pawniensis (18310)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (South Dakota) U. new species II (17912)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nevada) U. elmensis (18962)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Centre) U. brevirhinus (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Alsac) U. brevirhinus (69106)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) U. primaevus (19088)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) U. sp. (18275)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Hemicyon sp. (19056) U. new species II (19092)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) U. sp. (18797)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82France (Maine-et-Loire) U. brevirhinus (148396)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Türkiye (Bursa) U. primaevus, U. intermedius (68547)
MN 5 - MN 615.98 - 12.75Bosnia and Herzegovina U. brevirhinus (198251)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) U. primaevus (42588)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) U. isorei (142149)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) U. brevirhinus (69711)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.82 - 11.1Slovakia U. brevirhinus (69712)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) U. primaevus (54136)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Türkiye U. sp. (56563)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Switzerland (Baselland) U. brevirhinus (49421)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246China (Yunnan) U. depereti (11798)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Greece (Thessaly) U. depereti (194879)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) U. brevirhinus, U. primaevus (75481)
MN 109.67 - 8.725France (Region Rhone-Alpes) U. depereti, U. sp. (36634)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09Türkiye U. sp. (151910)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09China (Yunnan) U. depereti (44220 44221 44223)