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Eusmilus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Eusmilus Gervais
1880Eusmilus Cope p. 836
1902Eusmilus Hay p. 778
1982Eusmilus Flynn and Galiano p. 53
1991Eusmilus Bryant p. 69
1998Eusmilus Martin
2001Eusmilus Peigné and Brunet
2003Eusmilus Peigné
2008Eusmilus Slater and Van Valkenburgh p. 407
2016Eusmilus Barrett
2019Eusmilus de Bonis 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
—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
tribeHoplophoneiniKretzoi 1929
genusEusmilusGervais 1876

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. †Eusmilus Gervais 1876
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†Eusmilus adelos Barrett 2021
†Eusmilus bidentatus Filhol 1872
†Eusmilus villebramarensis Peigné and Brunet 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: "meat group" (Van Valkenburgh 1988)g
Created: 2009-01-04 14:31:12
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:31:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Martin 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the MP 21 or 47.80000 to 28.40000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Henan) E. sp. (46193)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Guangxi) E. sp. (190962)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) E. sp. (16885 16938)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Machairodus bidentatus (183670)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) E. villebramarensis (183526)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) E. sp. (31583)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Limousin) E. bidentatus (31753)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) E. bidentatus (183667 183668)
MP 2133.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) E. bidentatus (183669)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine ) E. villebramarensis (183511)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Midi-Pyrenées) E. bidentatus (167537)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) E. villebramarensis (91491)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Switzerland (Canton Basel-Landschaft) E. villebramarensis (182622)