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Enhydritherium terraenovae

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Enhydritherium terraenovae was named by Berta and Morgan (1985) [genotype]. Its type locality is Palmetto Mine, which is in a Hemphillian marginal marine sandstone in the Peace River Formation of Florida.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Enhydritherium terraenovae Berta and Morgan
2017Enhydritherium terraenovae Tseng et al. figs. SI 2

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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
genusEnhydritherium
speciesterraenovae

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.

†Enhydritherium terraenovae Berta and Morgan 1985
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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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Hemphillian to the top of the Messinian or 9.40000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Enhydriodon lluecai (19461 19462)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Florida) Enhydritherium terraenovae (18505)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Enhydriodon sp. (18601) Enhydritherium sp. (18564) Enhydritherium terraenovae (18577)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7Mexico (Zacatecas) Enhydritherium terraenovae (157351)
Late/Upper Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Florida) Enhydritherium terraenovae (18532 type locality: 18573 82621)
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Zanclean9.4 - 3.6USA (Florida) Enhydritherium terraenovae (18535)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Enhydritherium terraenovae (19421)