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Magerictis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Ailuridae

Species
M. imperialensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Magerictis Ginsburg et al. p. 447
2006Magerictis Salesa et al. p. 381
2022Magerictis Salesa et al.

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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
familyAiluridae()
subfamilyAilurinae
genusMagerictis

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.

G. †Magerictis Ginsburg et al. 1997
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Magerictis imperialensis Ginsburg et al. 1997
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Langhian to the top of the MN 5 or 15.98000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.82Spain M. imperialensis (70805)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Spain M. imperialensis (187347)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain (Madrid) M. imperialensis (197674)