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Ambloctonus

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Ambloctonus Cope p. 4
1880Amblyctonus Cope
1892Ambloctonus Scott p. 312
1902Ambloctonus Hay p. 756
1967Ambloctonus Van Valen
1998Ambloctonus Gunnell
2010Ambloctonus Chester et al. p. 227

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
OxyaenodontaVan Valen 1971
familyOxyaenidae
subfamilyPalaeonictinaeDenison 1938
genusAmbloctonus

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.

G. †Ambloctonus Cope 1875
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Ambloctonus major Denison 1938
Ambloctonus priscus Matthew and Granger 1915
Ambloctonus sinosus Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Ambloctonus hyaenoides Matthew and Granger 1915 [synonym]
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: 2005-08-30 14:43:59
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:43:59
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Gunnell 1998

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) A. hyaenoides (15567) A. major (15479 15662) A. priscus (15689) A. sinosus (15554)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) A. hyaenoides (15663) A. sp. (15448)