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Mionictis pristinus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Lutra pristina was named by Matthew and Gidley (1904). Its type specimen is AMNH 10811, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Brachypsalis pristinus by Matthew (1924), Henshaw (1942), Green (1956), Webb (1969); it was recombined as Mionictis pristinus by Baskin (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Lutra pristina Matthew and Gidley p. 256 figs. 7 and 8
1924Brachypsalis pristinus Matthew
1942Brachypsalis pristinus Henshaw
1956Brachypsalis pristinus Green
1969Brachypsalis pristinus Webb
1977Lutra pristina Skinner et al.
1998Mionictis pristinus Baskin

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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
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyMustelidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyLutrinaeBaird 1857
tribeLutriniGray 1865
genusMionictis
speciespristinus()

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.

†Mionictis pristinus Matthew and Gidley 1904
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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: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:38:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Brachypsalis pristinus (18284)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Brachypsalis pristinus (18060) Lutra pristina (18197)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (South Dakota) Brachypsalis pristinus (18473)