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Eusmilus bidentatus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Taxonomy
Machairodus bidentatus was named by Filhol (1872). Its type specimen is MNHN QU 9475, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Phosphorites du Quercy (old collections - early Oligocene), which is in an Oligocene karst phosphorite in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.

It was recombined as Eusmilus bidentatus by Gervais (1876), Hay (1902), Peigné and Brunet (2001) and de Bonis et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Machairodus bidentatus Filhol
1876Eusmilus bidentatus Gervais
1902Eusmilus bidentatus Hay p. 778
2001Eusmilus bidentatus Peigné and Brunet
2019Eusmilus bidentatus de Bonis et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
familyNimravidaeCope 1880
tribeHoplophoneiniKretzoi 1929
genusEusmilusGervais 1876
speciesbidentatus(Filhol 1872)

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.

Eusmilus bidentatus Filhol 1872
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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
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:31:12
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:31:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Martin 1998

Age range: MP 21 or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Machairodus bidentatus (183670)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Limousin) Eusmilus bidentatus (31753)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Eusmilus bidentatus (183669)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Eusmilus bidentatus (183667 183668)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Midi-Pyrenées) Eusmilus bidentatus (167537)