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Dinictis felina

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Taxonomy
Dinictis felina was named by Leidy (1854) [genotype]. It is the type species of Deinictis.

It was recombined as Deinictis felina by Hay (1902).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Dinictis felina Leidy
1856Deinictis felina Leidy p. 91
1857Dinictis felina Leidy p. 90
1880Dinictis felina Cope p. 846
1895Dinictis bombifrons Adams
1895Dinictis fortis Adams
1896Dinictis paucidens Riggs
1902Deinictis bombifrons Hay p. 779
1902Deinictis felina Hay p. 780
1902Deinictis fortis Hay p. 780
1908Dinictis felina Lambe

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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
suborderEupelycosauria
—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.
orderCarnivoraBowditch 1821
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
familyNimravidaeCope 1880
subfamilyNimravinaeTrouessart 1885
genusDinictis(Leidy 1854)
speciesfelinaLeidy 1854

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.

†Dinictis felina Leidy 1854
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Invalid names: Dinictis bombifrons Adams 1895 [synonym], Dinictis fortis Adams 1895 [synonym], Dinictis paucidens Riggs 1896 [synonym]
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
Created: 2009-01-04 14:30:55
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:32:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Martin 1998

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Whitneyan or 37.20000 to 30.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Nebraska) Dinictis felina (16918)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (South Dakota) Dinictis fortis (17006)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Wyoming) Dinictis paucidens (17157)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Dinictis felina (17133 17295) Dinictis squalidens (17180)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Dinictis felina (17098)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Nebraska) Dinictis bombifrons (17390)