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Bassariscus antiquus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae

Taxonomy
Bassariscus antiquus was named by Matthew and Cook (1909). Its type specimen is AMNH 13869, a mandible (left mandible with m1-m2 and roots of p4), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is 23 Miles South of Agate, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in the Olcott Formation of Nebraska.

It was recombined as Probassariscus antiquus by Merriam (1911), Merriam (1916), Matthew (1924), Baskin (1989) and Voorhies (1990).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Bassariscus antiquus Matthew and Cook p. 377 fig. 6
1911Probassariscus antiquus Merriam p. 246
1916Bassariscus nevadensis Merriam
1916Probassariscus antiquus Merriam
1924Probassariscus antiquus Matthew
1927Bassariscus antiquus Hall
1930Bassariscus antiquus Hall
1951Bassariscus antiquus Gregory and Downs
1989Probassariscus antiquus Baskin
1990Probassariscus antiquus Voorhies
2004Bassariscus antiquus Baskin p. 710

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyProcyonidaeGray 1825
subfamilyProcyoninaeGray 1825
tribeProcyoniniGray 1825
genusBassariscusCoues 1887
speciesantiquus

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.

†Bassariscus antiquus Matthew and Cook 1909
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Invalid names: Bassariscus nevadensis Merriam 1916 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 11:56:55
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:56:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Gebo and Rose 1993

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Bassariscus sp. (17969)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Bassariscus antiquus (208511)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Bassariscus antiquus (18165) Bassariscus parvus (18284) Probassariscus antiquus (18275 18442) Probassariscus sp. (18141)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Bassariscus parvus (18759 18761 18794)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Bassariscus antiquus (19103) Bassariscus parvus (19088)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Bassariscus antiquus (17904 type locality: 125933)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Bassariscus antiquus (19393)