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Nimravides pedionomus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae

Taxonomy
Pseudaelurus pedionomus was named by Macdonald (1948). Its type specimen is UCMP 29186, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North Rim Locality, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Ash Hollow Formation of Nebraska.

It was recombined as Nimravides pedionomus by de Beaumont (1990), de Beaumont (1990), Rothwell (2003) and Antón et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Pseudaelurus pedionomus Macdonald
1990Nimravides pedionomus de Beaumont
2003Nimravides pedionomus Rothwell
2013Nimravides pedionomus Antón et al. p. 1202

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
superfamilyFeloideaHay 1930
familyFelidae
subfamilyMachairodontinaeGill 1872
tribeMachairodontiniGill 1872
subtribeHomotheriina()
genusNimravides
speciespedionomus()

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.

Nimravides pedionomus Macdonald 1948
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:22:03
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Clarendonian or 12.50000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Nimravides pedionomus (18496) Pseudaelurus pedionomus (type locality: 18294)