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Enhydra macrodonta

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Enhydra macrodonta was named by Kilmer (1972). Its type specimen is CSU-Humbolt 745-1, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Crannell Junction, which is in a Chibanian marine sandstone in California.

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Uhen on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Enhydra macrodonta Kilmer
1980Enhydra macrodonta Kurten and Anderson p. 160

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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
subfamilyLutrinaeBaird 1857
genusEnhydraFleming 1822
speciesmacrodonta

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.

†Enhydra macrodonta Kilmer 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:14:42
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:14:42
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gingerich 2003, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chibanian to the top of the Irvingtonian or 0.77400 to 0.21000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Irvingtonian1.4 - 0.21USA (California) Enhydra sp. (20421)
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Enhydra macrodonta (type locality: 84881)