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Viverravus politus

Mammalia - Viverravidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Viverravus politus Matthew and Granger
2006Viverravus politus Polly et al. p. 1020
2012Viverravus politus Rose et al.

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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
genusViverravus
speciespolitus

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.

†Viverravus politus Matthew and Granger 1915
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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, Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Flynn 1998

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Wasatchian or 60.90000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian60.9 - 56.2USA (Wyoming) Protictis schaffi (15065 15068)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Protictis schaffi (15028) Viverravus politus (15087 15092 15099 15103 15104 15109 15110 15114 15122 15146 15150 15167 15183 15192 15198 15205 15207)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Viverravus politus (154263 154271)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Viverravus politus (15458 15491 15577 15592 15695 15727 15729 15734 15738 15749 15754 15759 15763 15767 15775 15789 15790 15805 46659 46722 46726 46786 46814 46817)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Colorado) Viverravus politus (15350)