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Plioviverrops orbignyi

Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Taxonomy
Viverra orbignyi was named by Gaudry and Lartet (1856).

It was recombined as Plioviverrops orbignyi by Werdelin and Solunias (1991) and Koufos (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. faventinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Viverra orbignyi Gaudry and Lartet
1991Plioviverrops orbignyi Werdelin and Solunias
2012Plioviverrops orbignyi Koufos p. 52

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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
RankNameAuthor
—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
—AeluroideaFlower 1869
infraorderViverroideaGray 1821
familyHyaenidae
genusPlioviverropsKretzoi 1938
speciesorbignyi(Gaudry and Lartet 1856)

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.

†Plioviverrops orbignyi Gaudry and Lartet 1856
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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: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:23:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Vallesian to the top of the Turolian or 11.60800 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Greece Plioviverrops orbignyi (191070)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) Plioviverrops orbignyi (182750 202703) Plioviverrops sp. (202222)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Greece (Thessaly) Plioviverrops orbignyi (194879)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Bulgaria Plioviverrops orbignyi (208569)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Chalkidona) Plioviverrops orbignyi (195489)