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Leptarctus oregonensis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Leptarctus oregonensis was named by Stock (1930).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Leptarctus oregonensis Stock
2009Leptarctus oregonensis Korth and Baskin p. 41

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—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
genusLeptarctus
speciesoregonensis

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.

†Leptarctus oregonensis Stock 1930
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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: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-06-14 12:10:25
Modified: 2011-06-13 21:10:25
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Korth and Baskin 2009

Age range: Barstovian or 16.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Leptarctus oregonensis (18958)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Leptarctus oregonensis (18864)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Leptarctus oregonensis (19031 191985)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus oregonensis (17905 17976) Leptarctus primus (17911 18004)