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Miacis parvivorus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Miacis parvivorus was named by Cope (1872) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Black's Fork, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Viverravus parvivorus by Cope (1873); it was recombined as Vulpavus parvivorus by Wortman and Matthew (1899), Wortman (1901), Hay (1902).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. exilis, M. thailandicus
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Carrano on 2015-07-26

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Miacis parvivorus Cope p. 470
1872Miacis parvivorus Cope p. 2
1873Viverravus parvivorus Cope p. 3
1892Miacis parvivorus Scott p. 320
1899Vulpavus parvivorus Wortman and Matthew p. 120
1901Vulpavus parvivorus Wortman
1902Vulpavus parvivorus Hay p. 761
1909Miacis parvivorus Matthew
1937Miacis parvivorus Matthew
1982Miacis parvivorus Flynn and Galiano
2010Miacis parvivorus Friscia and Rasmussen p. 52

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
genusMiacis
speciesparvivorus

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 parvivorus Cope 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gebo and Rose 1993, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lostcabinian to the top of the Bridgerian or 56.00000 to 45.90000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian56.0 - 51.1USA (Wyoming) Miacis parvivorus (15915)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Utah) Miacis parvivorus (16396)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Colorado) Miacis parvivorus (16240)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Miacis parvivorus (type locality: 16136 16207 16228 16337 16339 16345 16415 16418)