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Viverravus sicarius

Osteichthyes - Viverravidae

Taxonomy
Viverravus sicarius was named by Matthew (1909). Its type specimen is AMNH 11521, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. browni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Viverravus sicarius Matthew

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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
genusViverravus
speciessicarius

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 sicarius Matthew 1909
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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: Carroll 1988, Flynn 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Uintan or 51.10000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Colorado) Viverravus sicarius (16239 16240)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Utah) Viverravus sicarius (16396)
Bridgerian51.1 - 45.9USA (Wyoming) Viverravus sicarius (15837 16137 16138 16139)
Uintan45.9 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Viverravus sicarius (16576)