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Vulpes chikushanensis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Vulpes chikushanensis was named by Young (1930).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Vulpes chikushanensis Young
2008Vulpes chikushanensis Wang et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
genusVulpesFrisch 1775
specieschikushanensisYoung 1930

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.

Vulpes chikushanensis Young 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoreg
Diet 2: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:18:39
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:13:05
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774China (Gansu) Vulpes chikushanensis (190068)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117China (Yunnan) Vulpes chikushanensis (36586)