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Hoplophoneus villebramarensis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Taxonomy
Eusmilus villebramarensis was named by Peigné and Brunet (2001). Its type specimen is FSP-VIL-26-1972, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Villebramar, which is in a MP 22 terrestrial horizon in France.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Eusmilus villebramarensis Peigné and Brunet
2024Hoplophoneus villebramarensis Barrett and Hopkins

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
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()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
familyNimravidaeCope 1880
tribeHoplophoneiniKretzoi 1929
genusHoplophoneusCope 1874
speciesvillebramarensis()

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 villebramarensis Peigné and Brunet 2001
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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Martin 1998

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Eusmilus villebramarensis (183526)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Eusmilus villebramarensis (91491)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine ) Eusmilus villebramarensis (type locality: 183511)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Switzerland (Canton Basel-Landschaft) Eusmilus villebramarensis (182622)