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Prosansanosmilus peregrinus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Taxonomy
Prosansanosmilus peregrinus was named by Heizmann et al. (1980). It is not extant. Its type specimen is SMNS 41482, a mandible (sin. with c, p2(?), p3-m1). Its type locality is Langenau 1, which is in a Burdigalian paralic marl/mudstone in the Brackwater Molasse Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Prosansanosmilus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Prosansanosmilus peregrinus Heizmann et al. p. 10

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
familyNimravidaeCope 1880
subfamilyBarbourofelinaeSchultz et al. 1970
genusProsansanosmilus
speciesperegrinus

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.

†Prosansanosmilus peregrinus Heizmann et al. 1980
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E.P.J. Heizmann et al. 1980Machairodontider Felide mit der Zahnformel 3/3, 1/1, 3/2?3,1/1. Mandibel schlank und gestreckt mit machairodontid ausgebildetem "Kinn" und entsprechend großflachiger Symphysenregion; Processus coronoideus niedrig, d.h. die Mandibularbezahnung nur geringfügig überragend; c. inf kurz und kräftig; Diastem c-p3 gestreckt; p3 und p4 mit gegenüber Styliden und Hintercingulum dominierendem Haupthügel; m1 kurz und hoch, mit wenig geöffneten Winkel zwischen para- und Protoconidschneide (ca. 100-105º), Metaconid und Talonid reduziert, aber deutlich erkennbar; P4 mit niedriger, wenig scheidend ausgebildeter Krone und mit wohlentwickeltem Innenhügel.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:54:36
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:31:38
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Martin 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Tortonian or 16.90000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Prosansanosmilus peregrinus (type locality: 69098)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98France Prosansanosmilus peregrinus (142146)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Centre) Prosansanosmilus peregrinus (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.98France (Alsac) Prosansanosmilus peregrinus (69106)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Germany (Bavaria) Prosansanosmilus peregrinus (28629)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Prosansanosmilus peregrinus (142149)