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Harpagolestes koreanicus

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Taxonomy
Harpagolestes koreanicus was named by Shikama (1943).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Harpagolestes koreanicus Shikama p. \
1966Harpagolestes koreanicus Szalay and Gould p. 144

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
Mesonychia
familyMesonychidae
genusHarpagolestes
specieskoreanicusShikama 1943

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.

Harpagolestes koreanicus Shikama 1943
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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: 2005-08-31 14:02:52
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:02:52
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Archibald 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9North Korea (Hwanghae-do) Harpagolestes koreanicus (48621)
Late/Upper Eocene - Oligocene37.2 - 23.03North Korea (Kokai-do) Harpagolestes koreanicus (13997)