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Protictis (Protictis)

Osteichthyes - Viverravidae

Taxonomy
Protictis (Protictis) was named by Matthew (1937).

It was assigned to Protictis by Matthew (1937), Flynn and Galiano (1982).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Protictis proteus
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2007-04-16

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Protictis (Protictis) Matthew
1982Protictis (Protictis) Flynn and Galiano p. 24

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
familyViverravidae
genusProtictis(Matthew)
subgenusProtictisMatthew 1937

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.

Subg. †Protictis (Protictis) Matthew 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:47:14
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:47:14
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Flynn 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Torrejonian or 63.40000 to 60.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Torrejonian63.4 - 60.9USA (Montana) Didymictis haydenianus (14919 14920 14923)