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Thalassictis robusta

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Taxonomy
Thalassictis robusta was named by Gervais (1850) [It was described by Nordmann in 1858It was chosen as the type species for the genus Thalassictis by Palmer in 1904.]. It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. adroveri, T. hyaenoides, T. robustum, T. sarmaticum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Thalassictis robusta Gervais
1991Thalassictis robusta Werdelin and Solunias

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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
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHyaenidae
genusThalassictisNordmann 1850
speciesrobustaGervais 1850

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.

†Thalassictis robusta Gervais 1850
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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: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:23:28
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: base of the MN 9 to the top of the MN 10 or 11.10000 to 8.72500 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333Spain (Catalonia) Thalassictis robusta (199537)
MN 9 - MN 1011.1 - 8.725Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Thalassictis robusta (22681)