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Palaeogale dorothiae

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Palaeogalidae

Taxonomy
Palaeogale dorothiae was named by Macdonald (1963). Its type locality is Sharps (SDSM V-5357), which is in a Geringian terrestrial horizon in the Sharps Formation of South Dakota.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Palaeogale dorothiae Macdonald
1996Palaeogale dorothiae Morlo p. 200

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
familyPalaeogalidaeMartin and Lim 2001
genusPalaeogalevon Meyer 1846
speciesdorothiae

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.

†Palaeogale dorothiae Macdonald 1963
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Geringian or 29.50000 to 24.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (Nebraska) Palaeogale dorothiae (17494)
Geringian29.5 - 24.7USA (South Dakota) Palaeogale dorothiae (type locality: 17633 17635 17636 17644 17649)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Palaeogale dorothiae (212628)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Palaeogale dorothiae (17602)