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Potosini

Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae

Taxonomy
Potosini was named by Trouessart (1904). It is extant.

It was assigned to Procyoninae by Baskin (2003) and Baskin (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Potosini Trouessart
2003Potosini Baskin
2004Potosini Baskin p. 717

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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
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyProcyonidaeGray 1825
subfamilyProcyoninaeGray 1825
tribePotosiniTrouessart 1904
tribePotosiniTrouessart 1904

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.

Tr. Potosini Trouessart 1904
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G. †Bassaricyonoides Baskin and Morea 2003
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†Bassaricyonoides stewartae Baskin and Morea 2003
G. †Parapotos Baskin 2003
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†Parapotos tedfordi Baskin 2003
G. Potos Geoffroy and Cuvier 1795
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Potos flavus Schreber 1774 [kinkajou]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:33:53
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Holocene or 16.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Bassaricyonoides phyllismillerae (18562)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama (Panama City) Bassaricyonoides sp. (144879)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nevada) Procyoninae indet. (18962)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Texas) Parapotos tedfordi (35591)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Panama Potos flavus (21691)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Brazil (Districto Agropecura) Potos flavus (21687)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Peru Potos flavus (21689)