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Acarictis ryani

Mammalia - Hyaenodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Acarictis ryani was named by Gingerich and Deutsch (1989) [genotype]. Its type locality is SC-161, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Acarictis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Acarictis ryani Gingerich and Deutsch

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilySinopinae()
genusAcarictis
speciesryani

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.

Acarictis ryani Gingerich and Deutsch 1989
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:44:28
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:44:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Gunnell 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Acarictis ryani (15458 15747 15754 15759 type locality: 15788 15822 46818)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Colorado) Acarictis ryani (15887)