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Hoplophoneus adelos

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Taxonomy
Eusmilus adelos was named by Barrett (2021) [ZooBank LSID (for nomenclatural act): AE752634-8697-473C-8CD6-CA301A8E56A8]. Its type specimen is USNM 12820, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hoplophoneus adelos by Barrett and Hopkins (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Eusmilus adelos Barrett p. 1 figs. 1-3
2024Hoplophoneus adelos Barrett and Hopkins

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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
familyNimravidaeCope 1880
tribeHoplophoneiniKretzoi 1929
genusHoplophoneusCope 1874
speciesadelos()

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.

†Hoplophoneus adelos Barrett 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:30:41
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:32:12
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Martin 1998, Carroll 1988, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available