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Magerictis imperialensis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Ailuridae

Taxonomy
Magerictis imperialensis was named by Ginsburg et al. (1997). Its type specimen is EO-398, a tooth (m2), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Estacion Imperial, which is in a MN 4/MN 5 terrestrial horizon in Spain. It is the type species of Magerictis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Magerictis imperialensis Ginsburg et al. p. 447

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—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
speciesimperialensis

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.

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

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 Magerictis imperialensis (type locality: 70805)
Langhian - Serravallian15.98 - 11.63Spain Magerictis imperialensis (187347)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Spain (Madrid) Magerictis imperialensis (197674)