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Miacis latidens

Mammalia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Miacis latidens Matthew and Granger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Eugnathostomata
Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
genusMiacis
specieslatidens

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.

Miacis latidens Matthew and Granger 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 11:55:43
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:55:43
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Gebo and Rose 1993

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 54.90000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Miacis latidens (15915 15930)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Colorado) Miacis latidens (15278 15293 15393 15401)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Miacis latidens (15486 15662 15714 15910 15964)
Bridgerian50.5 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Miacis latidens (16207 16415)