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Vulpes beihaiensis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Vulpes beihaiensis was named by Qiu and Tedford (1990). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zhangwagou, Yushe Basin, which is in a Pliocene terrestrial horizon in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. atlantica, V. donnezani, V. fulva, V. fulvus, V. vinetorum, V. atlantica, V. pulcher, V. ruppellii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Vulpes beihaiensis Qiu and Tedford
2008Vulpes beihaiensis 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
speciesbeihaiensisQiu and Tedford 1990

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 beihaiensis Qiu and Tedford 1990
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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, Carroll 1988, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58China (Shanxi) Vulpes beihaiensis (230921 type locality: 231245)