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Bassariscus ogallalae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae

Taxonomy
Bassariscus ogallalae was named by Hibbard (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Feltz Ranch, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Nebraska.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Bassariscus ogallalae Hibbard
2004Bassariscus ogallalae Baskin p. 709

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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
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
RankNameAuthor
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyProcyonidaeGray 1825
subfamilyProcyoninaeGray 1825
tribeProcyoniniGray 1825
genusBassariscusCoues 1887
speciesogallalae

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.

Bassariscus ogallalae Hibbard 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 11:56:55
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:56:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Gebo and Rose 1993, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Hemphillian or 15.97000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Barstovian - Early/Lower Clarendonian15.97 - 10.3USA (Kansas) Bassariscus ogallalae (18187)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Bassariscus ogallalae (type locality: 18158)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Bassariscus ogallalae (18166)