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Chlorocyon

Mammalia - Sparassodonta

Taxonomy

Species
C. phantasma (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Chlorocyon Engelman et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
orderSparassodonta()
superfamilyBorhyaenoideaAmeghino 1894
genusChlorocyon

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. †Chlorocyon Engelman et al. 2018
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Chlorocyon phantasma Engelman et al. 2018
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:51:13
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:51:13
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Goin 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979

Age range: Priabonian or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Chile (Maule) C. phantasma (211783)