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Simpsonictis pegus

Osteichthyes - Viverravidae

Taxonomy
Simpsonictis pegus was named by Gingerich and Winkler (1985) [also used by: Gingerich_&_Winkler 1985 (status questioned) Fox_&_Youzwyshyn 1994 Williamson 1996 (following Gingerich and Winkler, and assuming that they believe it to be a junior synonym of S. tenuis]. Its type locality is Rock Bench Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Simpsonictis pegus Gingerich and Winkler

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
familyViverravidae
genusSimpsonictis
speciespegus

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.

†Simpsonictis pegus Gingerich and Winkler 1985
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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: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:47:14
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:47:14
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Flynn 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Ti1 or 63.40000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Protictis sp. (type locality: 14912)
Ti160.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Simpsonictis pegus (14939)