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Protictitherium

Mammalia - Carnivora - Hyaenidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Protictitherium Kretzoi
1988Protictitherium Carroll
1991Protictitherium Werdelin and Solunias
2010Protictitherium Werdelin and Peigne p. 643
2012Protictitherium Koufos

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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
subfamilyIctitheriinaeDietrich 1927
genusProtictitheriumKretzoi 1938

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. †Protictitherium Kretzoi 1938
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Protictitherium cingulatum Schmidt-Kittler 1976
Protictitherium crassum Deperet 1892
Protictitherium gaillardi Forsyth Major 1903
Protictitherium llopisi Crusafont Pairo and Petter 1969
Protictitherium punicum Kurten 1976
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Tortonian or 16.90000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) P. gaillardi (69098)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France P. gaillardi (187580)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Gers) P. gaillardi (69099)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France P. gaillardi (90354)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) P. sp. (180192)
MN 515.97 - 13.65France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) P. crassum (32071 32072)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Turkey (Bursa) P. sp., P. gaillardi (68547)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany P. sp. (46955)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain (Madrid) P. sp. (197672)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62China (Ningxia) P. sp. (42539)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Spain P. crassum (70806)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Moldova P. sp. (152254)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Greece (Central Macedonia) P. crassum (202119)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Greece P. thessalonikensis (191070)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Spain (Segovia) P. crassum (40768)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Denizli) P. crassum (197642)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Macedonia) P. crassum (32376)