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Indarctos atticus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Taxonomy
Indarctos atticus was named by Weithofer (1888) ["ex Dames"; Indarctos is not the original genus]. It is not extant.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Indarctos atticus Weithofer
1924Indarctos lagrelii Zdansky
1924Indarctos sinensis Zdansky
1988Indarctos bakalovi Kovachev
1988Indarctos atticus Weithofer
2005Indarctos atticus Geraads et al.

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—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
—Ursida
superfamilyUrsoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyUrsidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAiluropodinae
tribeAgriotheriini
genusIndarctosPilgrim 1913
speciesatticusWeithofer 1888

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.

†Indarctos atticus Weithofer 1888
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Invalid names: Indarctos bakalovi Kovachev 1988 [synonym], Indarctos lagrelii Zdansky 1924 [synonym], Indarctos sinensis Zdansky 1924 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:31:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the Messinian or 8.72500 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Indarctos sinensis (11798)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09China (Yunnan) Indarctos sinensis (44220)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09China (Gansu) Indarctos atticus (42676)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece Indarctos atticus (95691)