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Acrocyon riggsi

Osteichthyes - Sparassodonta

Taxonomy
Borhyaena riggsi was named by Sinclair (1930). Its type locality is Gran Barranca, which is in an Eocene/Miocene terrestrial claystone in the Sarmiento Formation of Argentina.

It was recombined as Acrocyon riggsi by Marshall (1978), Goin et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Acrocyon riggsi Marshall
2007Acrocyon riggsi Goin et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
Marsupialiformes
orderSparassodonta()
superfamilyBorhyaenoideaAmeghino 1894
Borhyaenidae()
subfamilyBorhyaeninaeAmeghino 1894
genusAcrocyonAmeghino 1887
speciesriggsi(Sinclair 1930)

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.

Acrocyon riggsi Sinclair 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2013-05-24 23:51:13
Modified: 2013-05-24 08:51:13
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Goin 1997, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Clemens 1979, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Colhuehuapian or 21.00000 to 17.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene - Early/Lower Miocene48.07 - 15.98Argentina (Chubut) Borhyaena riggsi (176461)
Colhuehuapian21.0 - 17.5Argentina (Chubut) Acrocyon riggsi (141368 176459)