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Storchictis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Storchictis was named by de Bonis (2020).

It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by de Bonis (2020).

Species
S. miacinus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Storchictis de Bonis

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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
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
genusStorchictis

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. †Storchictis de Bonis 2020
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†Storchictis miacinus de Chardin 1915
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. de Bonis 2020Smallest known European Amphicyonidae; gracile mandible, one mental foramen, top of ascending ramus semi-circular with an acute distally directed process, elongate angular process, p2 and p4 higher than the paraconid of m1 with a small basined talonid, large height difference between m1 protoconid and paraconid, the former relatively short, metaconid of m1 is well developed and higher than paraconid, deep V-shaped talonid valley of m1 with entoconid slightly higher than hypoconid, complete and relatively high trigonid of m2 with talonid similar to that of m1.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hunt 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) S. miacinus (183665)