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Hyaenodon venturae

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Hyaenodon venturae was named by Mellett (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. aymardi, H. compressus, H. requieni, H. matthewsi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Hyaenodon exiguus Stock
1977Hyaenodon venturae Mellett
1996Hyaenodon exiguus Polly

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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()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilyHyaenodontinaeTrouessart 1885
genusHyaenodonLaizer and Parieu 1838
speciesventurae

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.

†Hyaenodon venturae Mellett 1977
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Invalid names: Hyaenodon exiguus Stock 1933 [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 14:30:16
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:30:16
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Gunnell 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Van Valkenburgh 1988

Age range: base of the Chadronian to the top of the Duchesnean or 37.20000 to 37.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Duchesnean39.7 - 37.0USA (California) Hyaenodon exiguus (16810)
Chadronian37.2 - 33.9USA (Wyoming) Hyaenodon venturae (16960 17045)