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Craterogale simus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Craterogale simus was named by Gazin (1936) [genotype]. Its type specimen is USNM 13801, a partial skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Craterogale simus type locality, which is in a Hemingfordian terrestrial horizon in the Runningwater Formation of Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Craterogale simus Gazin p. 200 figs. 1, 2, 3
2017Craterogale simus Baskin pp. e1293069-11

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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
familyMustelidaeFischer 1817
subfamilyLeptarctinaeGazin 1936
tribeLeptarctini
genusCraterogale
speciessimus

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.

†Craterogale simus Gazin 1936
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. L. Gazin 1936Only known species; size of skull approximately one- fifth larger than that of Mephitis nigra, but much more rugged; P2 to Ml about 24 mm. Other specific characteristics are not clearly discernible in the absence of additional species.
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: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Early/Lower Hemingfordian or 20.43000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Craterogale simus (18562)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Craterogale simus (17874 17898 type locality: 160680)