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Viverriscus omnivorus
Taxonomy
Viverriscus omnivorus was named by Beard and Dawson (2009). Its type specimen is CM 70466, a tooth (left p4), and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Red Hot, which is in a Wasatchian estuary/bay sandstone in the Tuscahoma Formation of Mississippi. It is the type species of Viverriscus.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2009 | Viverriscus omnivorus Beard and Dawson p. 226 fig. 18 |
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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.
†Viverriscus omnivorus Beard and Dawson 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Flynn 1998, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Wasatchian | USA (Mississippi) | Viverriscus omnivorus (type locality: 15719) |