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Buisnictis breviramus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae

Taxonomy
Brachyprotoma breviramus was named by Hibbard (1941). Its type locality is Rexroad KU Locality 3, which is in a Blancan terrestrial horizon in the Rexroad Formation of Kansas.

It was recombined as Buisnictis breviramus by Hibbard (1954), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Baskin (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Brachyprotoma breviramus Hibbard
1950Buisnictis meadensis Hibbard
1954Buisnictis breviramus Hibbard
1980Buisnictis breviramus Kurten and Anderson p. 161
1998Buisnictis breviramus Baskin

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—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
familyMephitidaeBonaparte 1845
genusBuisnictis
speciesbreviramus()

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.

†Buisnictis breviramus Hibbard 1941
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Invalid names: Buisnictis meadensis Hibbard 1950 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Blancan or 4.90000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Buisnictis breviramus (19808 19889)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Washington) Buisnictis breviramus (20062)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Buisnictis breviramus (20060)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Buisnictis breviramus (19932 type locality: 19936 19940)