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Miacis petilus

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Miacis petilus was named by Gingerich (1983).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Miacis petilus Gingerich

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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
speciespetilus

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 petilus Gingerich 1983
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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: Carroll 1988, Gebo and Rose 1993, Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Wasatchian or 54.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Miacis petilus (15680 15700)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Miacis exiguus (15534 15548 15964) Miacis petilus (15576 15618 15687 15692 15702 15703 46699 46704 46754)