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Brachypsalis modicus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Brachypsalis modicus was named by Matthew (1918). Its type locality is Snake Creek Fauna, which is in a Barstovian/Clarendonian channel sandstone in Nebraska.

It was recombined as Brachypsaloides modicus by Webb (1969).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Brachypsalis modicus Matthew
1969Brachypsaloides modicus Webb
1998Brachypsalis modicus Baskin

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyMustelidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyOligobuninae
genusBrachypsalis
speciesmodicus

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.

†Brachypsalis modicus Matthew 1918
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:38:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Dakota) Brachypsalis modicus (18185)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Brachypsaloides modicus (18284)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Brachypsalis modicus (19328)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) Brachypsalis modicus (18220)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Brachypsalis modicus (type locality: 230906)