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Hoplophoneus strigidens

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Taxonomy
Machaerodus strigidens was named by Cope (1878).

It was recombined as Hoplophoneus strigidens by Cope (1880), Hay (1902) and Fremd (1994); it was considered a nomen dubium by Bryant (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Machaerodus strigidens Cope p. 71
1880Hoplophoneus strigidens Cope p. 851
1902Hoplophoneus strigidens Hay p. 779
1994Hoplophoneus strigidens Fremd

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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
genusHoplophoneusCope 1874
speciesstrigidens()

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.

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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 14:30:41
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:32:12
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Martin 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Arikareean or 33.30000 to 18.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Oregon) Hoplophoneus strigidens (17349)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Machaerodus strigidens (180202)