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Prionogale

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Prionogale was named by Schmidt-Kittler and Heizmann (1991).

It was assigned to Mammalia by Morales et al. (2007); to Prionogalidae by Morales et al. (2008) and Werdelin and Cote (2010); and to Prionogalidae by Solé and Mennecart (2019).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Prionogale Schmidt-Kittler and Heizmann p. 81
2007Prionogale Morales et al. p. 81
2008Prionogale Morales et al.
2010Prionogale Werdelin and Cote p. 567
2019Prionogale Solé and Mennecart

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
Prionogalidae()
genusPrionogaleSchmidt-Kittler and Heizmann 1991

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. †Prionogale Schmidt-Kittler and Heizmann 1991
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Prionogale breviceps Schmidt-Kittler and Heizmann 1991
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 14:44:28
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:44:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gunnell 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Burdigalian or 20.44000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Uganda P. breviceps (28441)