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Corumictis wolsani

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Corumictis wolsani was named by Paterson et al. (2020). Its type specimen is JODA 8167, a skull (nearly complete skull with the left P2-M1, right P3-M1, and alveoli for the left P1 and M2), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is John Day Units E and F, which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the John Day Formation of Oregon. It is the type species of Corumictis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Corumictis wolsani Paterson et al. p. 1322 figs. figs 2–5; taBle 1

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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
genusCorumictis
specieswolsani

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.

Corumictis wolsani Paterson et al. 2020
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Geringian to the top of the Harrisonian or 30.80000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Oregon) Corumictis wolsani (type locality: 93078)
Monroecreekian - Harrisonian26.3 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Corumictis wolsani (17528)