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Eusmilus villebramarensis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Taxonomy
Eusmilus villebramarensis was named by Peigné and Brunet (2001). Its type specimen is FSP-VIL-26-1972, a maxilla, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Villebramar, which is in a MP 22 terrestrial horizon in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Eusmilus villebramarensis Peigné and Brunet

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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
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
speciesvillebramarensis

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 villebramarensis Peigné and Brunet 2001
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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: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Martin 1998

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Eusmilus villebramarensis (183526)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine ) Eusmilus villebramarensis (type locality: 183511)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Eusmilus villebramarensis (91491)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Switzerland (Canton Basel-Landschaft) Eusmilus villebramarensis (182622)