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Simpsonictis tenuis

Mammalia - Viverravidae

Taxonomy
Didymictis tenuis was named by Simpson (1935). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Protictis tenuis by MacIntyre (1966); it was recombined as Simpsonictis tenuis by MacIntyre (1962), Gingerich and Winkler (1985), Fox and Youzwyshyn (1994) and Meehan and Wilson (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Didymictis tenuis Simpson
1962Simpsonictis tenuis MacIntyre
1966Protictis tenuis MacIntyre
1985Simpsonictis tenuis Gingerich and Winkler
1994Simpsonictis tenuis Fox and Youzwyshyn
2002Simpsonictis tenuis Meehan and Wilson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
familyViverravidae
genusSimpsonictis
speciestenuis()

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 tenuis Simpson 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Flynn 1998, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Torrejonian to the top of the Tiffanian or 63.80000 to 56.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Wyoming) Simpsonictis tenuis (14912)
Torrejonian63.8 - 60.9USA (Montana) Protictis tenuis (type locality: 14906)
Ti160.9 - 56.2Canada (Alberta) Simpsonictis tenuis (14939)
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Didymictis tenuis (14989)