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Ursavus primaevus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Ursidae

Taxonomy
Ursavus primaevus was named by Gaillard (1899) [NOT original combination].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
U. depereti, U. isorei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Ursavus primaevus Gaillard

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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
—Cladotheria
RankNameAuthor
—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
—Ursida
superfamilyUrsoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyUrsidaeGray 1825
subfamilyUrsinaeSwainson 1835
tribeUrsavini
genusUrsavusSchlosser 1899
speciesprimaevusGaillard 1899

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.

†Ursavus primaevus Gaillard 1899
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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: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:31:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the MN 9 or 15.98000 to 9.67000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Hemicyon sp. (19056)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Ursavus primaevus (19088)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Ursavus sp. (18797)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Türkiye (Bursa) Ursavus primaevus (68547)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Poland (Silesia) Ursavus primaevus (42588)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Ursavus primaevus (54136)
MN 911.1 - 9.67Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Ursavus primaevus (75481)