Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Promartes lepidus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Oligobunis lepidus was named by Matthew (1907). Its type locality is AMNH Rosebud 5, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Rosebud Formation of South Dakota.

It was recombined as Promartes lepidus by Riggs (1942), Riggs (1945), Macdonald (1963), Macdonald (1970) and Woodburne et al. (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Oligobunis lepidus Matthew
1942Promartes lepidus Riggs
1945Promartes lepidus Riggs
1963Promartes lepidus Macdonald
1970Promartes lepidus Macdonald
1974Promartes lepidus Woodburne et al.

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyMustelidaeFischer 1817
subfamilyOligobuninae
genusPromartes
specieslepidus()

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.

†Promartes lepidus Matthew 1907
show all | hide all
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Hemingfordian to the top of the Harrisonian or 20.43000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Promartes lepidus (17822)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (New Mexico) Promartes lepidus (17844)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Oligobunis lepidus (17744)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Promartes lepidus (type locality: 17745 17748 17754 17756)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Mexico) Promartes lepidus (19388)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Promartes lepidus (17912)