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Sparassocynini

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia

Taxonomy
Sparassocynini was named by Reig (1958). It is extant.

It was assigned to Didelphidae by Beck and Taglioretti (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Sparassocynini Reig
2020Sparassocynini Beck and Taglioretti

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDidelphimorphiaGill 1872
—Didelphidae()
—SparassocyniniReig 1958
—SparassocyniniReig 1958

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.

Unr. Sparassocynini Reig 1958
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G. †Hesperocynus Forasiepi et al. 2009
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G. †Sparassocynus Mercerat 1898
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†Sparassocynus bahiai Mercerat 1898
†Sparassocynus derivatus Reig and Simpson 1972
†Sparassocynus maimarai Abello et al. 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:50:31
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Chapadmalalan or 7.24600 to 3.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (La Pampa) Hesperocynus dogolpolae (87198 151498 151500 152061)
Huayquerian8.0 - 5.0Argentina (Mendoza) Hesperocynus dolgopolae (211373)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (Jujuy) Sparassocynus maimarai (152079)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Argentina (La Pampa) Hesperocynus dogolpolae (140932)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Mendoza) Hesperocynus dolgopolae (189520)
Montehermosan5.0 - 3.8Argentina (Buenos Aires) Sparassocynus bahiai (13503 198863) Sparassocynus sp. (152081)
Montehermosan - Chapadmalalan5.0 - 3.0Argentina (Catamarca) Sparassocynus sp. (157795)
Chapadmalalan4.0 - 3.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) Sparassocynus derivatus (198699 198849 198852)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Sparassocynus derivatus (199157)