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Palaeogalidae

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Palaeogalidae

Taxonomy
Palaeogalidae was named by Martin and Lim (2001).

It was assigned to Feliformia by Martin and Lim (2001), Korth et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Palaeogalidae Martin and Lim pp. 265-276
2022Palaeogalidae Korth et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
familyPalaeogalidaeMartin and Lim 2001
familyPalaeogalidaeMartin and Lim 2001

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.

Fm. †Palaeogalidae Martin and Lim 2001
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G. †Cryptailurus Martin and Lim 2001
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†Cryptailurus tedfordi Martin and Lim 2001
†Cryptailurus tinaynakti Barrett et al. 2020
G. †Palaeogale von Meyer 1846
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†Palaeogale dorothiae Macdonald 1963
†Palaeogale evanoffi Welsh 2021
†Palaeogale felina Filhol 1877
†Palaeogale hyaenoides Dehm 1950
†Palaeogale minuta Gervais 1848
†Palaeogale sanguinarius Loomis 1932
†Palaeogale sectoria Gervais 1848
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Invalid names: Bunaelurus infelix Matthew 1903 [synonym], Bunaelurus parvulus Matthew and Granger 1924 [synonym], Bunaelurus ulysses Matthew and Granger 1924 [synonym]
Invalid names: Bunaelurus Cope 1873 [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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Hemingfordian or 37.00000 to 16.30000 Ma

Collections (58 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Montana) Palaeogale infelix (17010)
Chadronian37.0 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Palaeogale sp. (17009)
Late/Upper Chadronian - Orellan37.0 - 31.8USA (Nebraska) Palaeogale minuta (230806)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Palaeogale sp. (17111)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Wyoming) Palaeogale lagophaga (17104 17105 17106)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Montana) Palaeogale sectoria (17090)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (South Dakota) Palaeogale evanoffi (224881) Palaeogale sectoria (17180 163487) Palaeogale sp. (17174 17189)
Orellan33.9 - 31.8USA (Colorado) Palaeogale lagophaga (17082)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Palaeogale sp. (175169 180955 201185 201191) Palaeogale sp., Palaeogale sectoria (53978)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia Bunaelurus ulysses, Bunaelurus parvulus (53979)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Palaeogale parvulus, Palaeogale ulysses (174759)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Midi-Pyrenées) Palaeogale sectoria (167513)
MP 2233.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Palaeogale sectoria (179140)
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France (Quercy) Palaeogale sectoria (36711)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04France (Puy-de-Dome) Palaeogale sectoria (183363)
Whitneyan31.8 - 29.5USA (Florida) Palaeogale sp. (17341)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Oregon) Palaeogale sp. (93078)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) Palaeogale dorothiae (17494)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Palaeogale dorothiae (17633 17635 17636 17644 17649) Palaeogale sp. (17630)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Plionictis sanguinarius (17667)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Florida) Palaeogale minuta (17476)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Palaeogale dorothiae (212628)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Palaeogale dorothiae (17602)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Mongolia Palaeogale sp. (75588)
MP 2627.3 - 23.04France (Gard) Palaeogale sp. (172927)
MP 2827.3 - 23.04France (Puy-de-Dôme) Palaeogale sectoria (179177)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98China (Xinjiang) Palaeogale sp. (181068)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Florida) Palaeogale sp. (17837)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Palaeogale sp. (17846 28043)
MN 123.04 - 22.4Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Palaeogale minuta (69617)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (R.-P. and Hesse) Palaeogale minuta, Palaeogale praehyaenoides (69606)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Greece Palaeogale sp. (68032)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France (Loiret) Palaeogale hyaenoides (181642)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Palaeogale hyaenoides (187579)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Palaeogale minuta, Palaeogale hyaenoides (68040)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Cryptailurus tedfordi (17963) Palaeogale minuta (17865)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Oregon) Cryptailurus tinaynakti (208513)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (South Dakota) Palaeogale lagophaga (17912)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Midi-Pyrénées) Palaeogale minuta (71873)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Centre) Palaeogale hyaenoides (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Gers) Palaeogale minuta (69099)