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Dinaelurus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Species
D. crassus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Dinaelurus Eaton
1982Dinaelurus Flynn and Galiano p. 53
1991Dinaelurus Bryant p. 69
1998Dinaelurus Martin
2008Dinaelurus Slater and Van Valkenburgh p. 407
2016Dinaelurus Barrett p. 64

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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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
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
familyNimravidaeCope 1880
tribeNimravini
genusDinaelurus

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. †Dinaelurus Eaton 1922
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Dinaelurus crassus Eaton 1922
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
P. Z. Barrett 2016Presence of lateral and medial fossae on the zygomata; zygomata triangular in dorsal view; absence of medial ridge of palate; presence of discrete petrobasilar and posterior lacerate foramina; postglenoid foramen present; reduced mastoid with large plate-like paroccipital process; anterior lip of the glenoid socket absent; oblique angle between the braincase and axial plane of the cranium; horizontally projecting postorbital process of frontal; spatulated incisors, with accessory denticules, I3 slightly caniniform and distinctly larger than the other incisors; mesial-distal length of C1 less than that of P4; no serrations on adult C1; ratio of height of P3–P4, 0.71 and greater; parastyle absent from P4; P4 protocone reduced, short, crest-like; M1 transversely reduced, crest-like, with low cusps and near absent to absent protocone; serrations absent on adult minimally worn cheek teeth.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:54:36
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:31:38
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Martin 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: Geringian or 30.80000 to 26.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Oregon) D. crassus (93078)