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Oxyaeninae

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Taxonomy
Oxyaeninae was named by Trouessart (1885). Its type is Oxyaena.

It was assigned to Hyaenodontidae by Hay (1902); and to Oxyaenidae by Trouessart (1885), Wortman (1902), Hay (1930), Van Valen (1967) and Stucky and Hardy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Oxyaeninae Trouessart
1902Oxyaeninae Hay p. 756
1902Oxyaeninae Wortman p. 101
1930Oxyaeninae Hay p. 470
1967Oxyaeninae Van Valen
2007Oxyaeninae Stucky and Hardy p. 58

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
—OxyaenodontaVan Valen 1971
familyOxyaenidae
subfamilyOxyaeninaeTrouessart 1885
subfamilyOxyaeninaeTrouessart 1885

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.

Subfm. †Oxyaeninae Trouessart 1885
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G. †Malfelis Stucky and Hardy 2007
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†Malfelis badwaterensis Stucky and Hardy 2007
G. †Oxyaena Cope 1874
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†Oxyaena forcipata Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Oxyaena ultima Denison 1938 [synonym]
†Oxyaena gulo Matthew and Granger 1915
†Oxyaena intermedia Denison 1938
†Oxyaena lupina Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Oxyaena huerfanensis Osborn 1897 [synonym], Oxyaena morsitans Cope 1874 [synonym]
†Oxyaena pardalis Matthew and Granger 1915
†Oxyaena simpsoni Van Valen 1966
†Oxyaena woutersi Lange-Badré and Godinot 1982
Invalid names: Argillotherium Davies 1884 [synonym]
G. †Patriofelis Leidy 1870
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†Patriofelis ferox Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Limnofelis latidens Marsh 1872 [synonym]
†Patriofelis leidyanus Osborn and Wortman 1892
†Patriofelis ulta Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Patriofelis coloradensis Matthew 1909 [synonym], Patriofelis compressa Denison 1938 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aelurotherium Adams 1896 [synonym], Limnofelis Marsh 1872 [synonym], Oreocyon Marsh 1872 [synonym]
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 14:43:59
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:43:59
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gunnell 1998, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Middle Eocene or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (156 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene58.7 - 55.8Mongolia Oxyaena sp. (133399)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Île-de-France) Oxyaena sp. (68437)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Oise) Oxyaena woutersi (68174)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Argillotherium toliapicum (13299) Oxyaena sp. (38868)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Belgium (Brabant) Arfia woutersi (35531)
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Oxyaena intermedia (15701)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Oxyaena forcipata (15220 15371 15374 15375 15377 15381) Oxyaena gulo (15425) Oxyaena lupina (15399 15650) Oxyaena pardalis (15416 15424)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3Mexico (Baja California) Oxyaena sp. (15671)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Oxyaena forcipata (15534 15576 15618 15687 15697 15702 15707 15814 15964 46682 46699 46701 46702 46719 46761 186935) Oxyaena forcipata, Oxyaena intermedia (15694 46733 46820) Oxyaena forcipata, Oxyaena sp. (15839) Oxyaena gulo (15505 15507 15509 15513 15589 15592 15594 15728 15741 15743 15754 15779 15793 15796 15943 46636 46646 46672 46674 46690 46726 46771 46778 46781 46786 46793 46797 46803 46807 46812 46841) Oxyaena gulo, Oxyaena intermedia (15683 46780 46792 46834) Oxyaena intermedia (15593 15682 15692 15703 15783 46696 46721 46730 46735 46738 46794 46813 46819 46836) Oxyaena sp. (15455 15479 15518 15520 15522 15523 15524 15531 15532 15540 15541 15542 15546 15547 15549 15551 15553 15554 15555 15556 15557 15558 15565 15662 15704 46727 46739 46756 46790 46801 46809 46821 46831) Oxyaena sp., Oxyaena gulo (15510 15512 15516)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Oxyaena forcipata (15608) Oxyaena lupina, Oxyaena simpsoni (15663) Stypolophus morsitans (15452)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Oxyaena forcipata (15680 15690) Oxyaena intermedia (15700) Oxyaena sp. (15684)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Shandong) Oxyaena sp. (77929)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Marne) Oxyaena sp. (182644)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Patriofelis ferox (16213 16234 16403 16406 16647 223468 223474 223477 223511 223512) Patriofelis latidens, Patriofelis ulta (16228) Patriofelis sp. (15837 16212 16223) Patriofelis sp., Malfelis badwaterensis (16207) Patriofelis ulta (16308 16310 16315 16448)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Patriofelis ulta (16141 16241)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Patriofelis ferox (16202)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Argillotherium toliapicum (39643)