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Bassariscus ogallalae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae

Taxonomy
Bassariscus ogallalae was named by Hibbard (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Feltz Ranch, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Bassariscus ogallalae Hibbard
2004Bassariscus ogallalae Baskin p. 709

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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
speciesogallalae

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 ogallalae Hibbard 1933
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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: Lillegraven 1979, Gebo and Rose 1993, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemphillian or 16.30000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian - Early/Lower Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Bassariscus ogallalae (18187)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Bassariscus ogallalae (18166)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Bassariscus ogallalae (type locality: 18158)