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Herpestides antiquus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Herpestides antiquus was named by de Blainville (1842) [Herpestides is not the original genus].

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Herpestides antiquus de Blainville
1996Herpestides antiquus Morlo p. 208
2007Herpestides antiquus Morlo et al. p. 151

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
AeluroideaFlower 1869
genusHerpestidesde Beaumont 1967
speciesantiquusde Blainville 1842

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.

Herpestides antiquus de Blainville 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 1 to the top of the MN 2 or 23.04000 to 20.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 123.04 - 22.4Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) Herpestides antiquus (69617)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (R.-P. and Hesse) Herpestides antiquus (69606)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Spain (Zaragoza) Herpestides antiquus (35750)