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Agriotherium africanum

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Taxonomy
Agriotherium africanum was named by Hendey (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Agriotherium africanum Hendey
1974Agriotherium africanum Hendey p. 68

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
RankNameAuthor
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Ursida
superfamilyUrsoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyUrsidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAiluropodinae
tribeAgriotheriini
genusAgriotheriumWagner 1837
speciesafricanumHendey 1972

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.

Agriotherium africanum Hendey 1972
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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: carnivoreg
Diet 2: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:35:30
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:35:30
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) Agriotherium africanum (59167)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Agriotherium africanum (22221 22222)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Langebaanweg) Agriotherium africanum (21713)