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Thaumastocyon dirus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Thaumastocyon dirus was named by Ginsburg et al. (1981). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Macrofauna, Los Valles de Fuentiduenya (Segovia), which is in a Vallesian alluvial fan horizon in Spain.

Entered
by G. Slater on 2023-04-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Thaumastocyon dirus Ginsburg 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()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
subfamilyAmphicyonidae
subfamilyThaumastocyoninaeHurzeller 1940
genusThaumastocyonStehlin and Helbing 1925
speciesdirusGinsburg et al. 1981

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.

†Thaumastocyon dirus Ginsburg et al. 1981
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubf
Diet: carnivoresubf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: subf = subfamily, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Hunt 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Vallesian or 11.63000 to 8.72500 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.63 - 8.725Spain (Segovia) Thaumastocyon dirus (type locality: 40768)