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Promartes olcotti

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Promartes olcotti was named by Riggs (1942) [genotype]. Its type locality is Zodiolestes Locality, which is in a Harrisonian terrestrial horizon in the Harrison Formation of Nebraska. It is the type species of Promartes.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Promartes olcotti Riggs

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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
subfamilyOligobuninae
genusPromartes
speciesolcotti

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 olcotti Riggs 1942
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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, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Monroecreekian to the top of the Harrisonian or 24.70000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Monroecreekian24.7 - 23.1USA (South Dakota) Promartes olcotti (17564)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Promartes olcotti (17823)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Promartes olcotti (type locality: 17863)