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Sipalocyon obusta
Taxonomy
Protoproviverra obusta was named by Ameghino (1891). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro Observatorio, which is in a Santacrucian terrestrial horizon in the Santa Cruz Formation of Argentina.
It was recombined as Amphiproviverra obusta by Ameghino (1894); it was misspelled as Thylacodictis robusta by Simpson (1930); it was recombined as Sipalocyon obusta by Marshall (1981).
It was recombined as Amphiproviverra obusta by Ameghino (1894); it was misspelled as Thylacodictis robusta by Simpson (1930); it was recombined as Sipalocyon obusta by Marshall (1981).
Synonymy list
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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.
†Sipalocyon obusta Ameghino 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available