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Leptarctinae

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Taxonomy
Leptarctinae was named by Gazin (1936). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Mustelidae by Dorr (1954), Muizon (1982), Baskin (1998), Lim and Martin (2001), Lim and Martin (2002), Wang et al. (2004), Bever and Zakrzewski (2009), Korth and Baskin (2009), Robles et al. (2010), Baskin (2017).

Subtaxa
Kinometaxia, Leptarctini, Leptarctus (syn. Mephititaxus, Hypsoparia), Schultzogale, Trocharion
Entered
by J. Wertheim (authorized by J. Alroy) on 2005-04-11; modified by M. Uhen on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Leptarctinae Gazin
1954Leptarctinae Dorr p. 179
1982Leptarctinae Muizon p. 262 figs. Fig. 1
1998Leptarctinae Baskin p. 157
2001Leptarctinae Lim and Martin p. 314
2002Leptarctinae Lim and Martin p. 270
2004Leptarctinae Wang et al.
2009Leptarctinae Bever and Zakrzewski p. 466
2009Leptarctinae Korth and Baskin p. 31
2010Leptarctinae Robles et al. p. 550
2017Leptarctinae Baskin pp. e1293069-11

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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()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyMustelidaeBatsch 1788
subfamilyLeptarctinaeGazin 1936
subfamilyLeptarctinaeGazin 1936

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. †Leptarctinae Gazin 1936
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G. †Kinometaxia Wang et al. 2004
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†Kinometaxia guangpui Wang et al. 2004
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G. †Craterogale Gazin 1936
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†Craterogale simus Gazin 1936
G. †Leptarctus Leidy 1856
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†Leptarctus ancipidens White 1941
†Leptarctus martini Lim and Miao 2000
†Leptarctus mummorum Korth and Baskin 2009
†Leptarctus oregonensis Stock 1930
†Leptarctus primus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Hypsoparia bozemanensis Dorr 1954 [synonym], Hypsoparia timmi Lim and Martin 2002 [synonym]
†Leptarctus progressus Simpson 1930
†Leptarctus supremus Lim et al. 2001
†Leptarctus webbi Baskin 2005
†Leptarctus woodburnei Bever and Zakrzewski 2009
†Leptarctus wortmani Matthew 1924
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Invalid names: Leptarctus (Pseudoleptarctus) genowaysi Lim and Martin 2003 [synonym], Leptarctus desuii Lim and Martin 2001 [synonym], Leptarctus kansasensis Lim and Martin 2001 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hypsoparia Dorr 1954 [synonym], Leptarctus (Pseudoleptarctus) Lim and Martin 2003 [invalid subgroup], Mephititaxus White 1941 [synonym]
G. †Schultzogale Lim and Martin 2000
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†Schultzogale inexpecta Lim and Martin 2000
G. †Trocharion Forsyth Major 1903
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†Trocharion albanense Forsyth-Major 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:38:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Tortonian or 27.30000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (65 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (North Carolina) Craterogale simus (71651)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Montana) Leptarctus bozemanensis (18969)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Leptarctus oregonensis (18958)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333France Trocharion albanense (200296)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.45 - 7.246France Trocharion albanense (187580)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Nebraska) Craterogale simus (17874 160680) Craterogale simus, Leptarctus ancipidens (17898)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) Craterogale simus, Leptarctus ancipidens (18562)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Wyoming) Craterogale indet., Leptarctus sp. (19074 19075)
Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (Florida) Mephitaxus ancipidens (18597)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian18.5 - 16.3USA (California) Leptarctus ancipidens (19369)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (California) Leptarctus ancipidens (19319)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian18.5 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Leptarctus oregonensis (18864)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Alsac) Trocharion albanense (69106)
Shanwangian16.9 - 13.82China (Gansu) Kinometaxia guangpui (220532 237079)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Leptarctus oregonensis (19031 191985)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) Leptarctus primus (18220)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Hypsoparia timmi (105967) Leptarctus primus (18397) Leptarctus sp. (18160)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus bozemanensis (18031 18164 18275 18442) Leptarctus primus (18090 18284) Leptarctus sp. (18124 18443)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Hypsoparia sp. (18894)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Hypsoparia bozemanensis (18803)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Mexico (Oaxaca) Leptarctus sp. (18735)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus oregonensis (17905 17976) Leptarctus primus (17911 18004)
Barstovian - Hemphillian16.3 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus desuii (22852)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Trocharion albanense (175727)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany Trocharion albanense (46955)
MN 5 - MN 7 + 815.98 - 11.1France (Rhône-Alpes) Trocharion albanense (110928)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333China (Nei Mongol) Leptarctus neimonguensis (28781)
MN 613.82 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) Trocharion albanense (69711)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Slovakia (Bratislava) Trocharion albanense (58983)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.82 - 11.1Slovakia Trocharion albanense (69712)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Leptarctus sp. (18283)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Pliotaxidea nevadensis (18888)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus sp. (188779) Leptarctus sp., Leptarctus primus (18233) Leptarctus wortmani (18095 18227)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Leptarctus wortmani, Leptarctus sp. (19185)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Leptarctus kansasensis (110829) Leptarctus mummorum (110827)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus wortmani (110828)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Leptarctus sp. (18554)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Washington) Leptarctus sp. (175228)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Trocharion albanense (206345)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Kansas) Leptarctus sp. (18055) Mustelidae indet. (18237)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus sp. (18033)
Hemphillian9.4 - 4.7USA (Texas) Leptarctus sp. (18072 18198)