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Miacoidea

Mammalia - Carnivora

Taxonomy
Miacoidea was named by Cope.

It was assigned to Carnivora by Hooker (1986), Carroll (1988), Meehan and Wilson (2002) and Rose et al. (2012).

Subtaxa
Miacidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Miacoidea Hooker p. 336
1988Miacoidea Carroll
2002Miacoidea Meehan and Wilson p. 1091
2012Miacoidea Rose et al.

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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()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
superfamilyMiacoideaCope
superfamilyMiacoideaCope

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.

Superfm. †Miacoidea Cope
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Fm. †Miacidae Cope 1880
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G. †Eogale Beard and Dawson 2009
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†Eogale parydros Beard and Dawson 2009
Subfm. †Miacinae Cope 1880
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G. †Paroodectes Springhorn 1980
G. †Miocyon Matthew 1909
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†Miocyon magnus Bryant 1992
†Miocyon major Matthew 1909
†Miocyon scotti Wortman and Matthew 1899
†Miocyon vallisrubrae Friscia and Rasmussen 2010
G. †Pappidictops Chiu and Li 1977
G. †Simamphicyon Viret 1942
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†Simamphicyon helveticus Pictet and Humbert 1869
Subfm. †Viverravinae Matthew 1909
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G. †Pappictidops Qiu and Li 1977
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†Pappictidops acies Wang 1978
†Pappictidops obtusus Wang 1978
†Pappictidops orientalis Qiu and Li 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 300 kgs
Minimum body mass: 100 kgs
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: s = species, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Martin 1990

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Duchesnean or 66.00000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (78 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7China (Anhui) Pappictidops orientalis (132943 146556)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7China (Guangdong) Pappictidops acies, Pappictidops obtusus (140273 176607)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Miacidae indet., Viverravinae indet. (14962)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Didymictis sp. (14999) Viverravinae indet. (15032 15049)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (North Dakota) Miacidae indet. (14931)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Île-de-France) Miacidae indet. (68437)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8France (Marne) Miacidae indet. (35533 35535)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Miacidae indet. (133368)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom Miacidae indet. (87950)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Uintacyon sp. (15915 15930 16078) Viverravinae indet. (16073)
Lysitean - Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Miacidae indet. (15451)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Mississippi) Eogale parydros (15719)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Miacidae indet. (15282)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Virginia) Miacidae indet. (15595)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Miacidae indet. (15515 15673 118482 186931 186933 186935) Miacidae indet., Uintacyon sp. (15493) Miacinae indet. (15559 16022) Uintacyon sp. (15504 15575 15577 15578 15793 16062)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6France (Var) Miacidae sp. 1, Miacidae sp. 2 (35538)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Miacoidea indet. (154262)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Portugal (Região Centro) Miacidae indet. (79200)
Early/Lower Eocene - Middle Eocene55.8 - 37.71Japan Miacidae indet. (183076)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Miacidae indet. (16199 16215)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Miacidae indet. (16139 16227 16418) Miacidae indet., Uintacyon major (16137) Miacinae indet. (16438) Miacis sp. (16204) Uintacyon sp. (16207) Viverravinae indet., Uintacyon sp. (16499)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Miacidae indet., Uintacyon major (16396)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Carnivora indet. (28792)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Miacidae indet., Uintacyon scotti (16651)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Miacidae indet., Miocyon scotti (109203) Miocyon scotti (109202 109204) Miocyon scotti, Miocyon vallisrubrae (16572)
Early/Lower Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Miacidae indet. (16667)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7Canada (Saskatchewan) Prodaphaenus scotti (16626)
Late/Upper Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Uintacyon scotti (16614) Uintacyon sp. (16542)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Utah) Miacidae indet. (16594 213066) Miocyon scotti (16646) Prodaphaenus scotti (16607)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (California) Miocyon scotti (16615)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Texas) Uintacyon scotti (16628)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Uintacyon sp. (16642)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Miacidae indet., Simamphicyon helveticus (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Vulpavus sp. (16848)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Simamphicyon helveticus (31736)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Miacidae indet. (39014)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0Canada (Saskatchewan) Prodaphaenus sp. (16845)
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (Utah) Miocyon sp. (16847)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region Region) Miacidae indet. (31756)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland Simamphicyon helveticus (195854 195855)