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Martinogale alveodens

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae

Taxonomy
Martinogale alveodens was named by Hall (1930) [genotype; type locality is 18140]. Its type specimen is UKMVP 3473, a mandible (right mandibular ramus bearing m1, p4, p3 in part, and the alveoli of ,2, p2, and c1), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Martinogale.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Martinogale alveodens Hall p. 147 figs. P1. 7, figs. e, h, i and l
2005Martinogale alveodens Wang et al. p. 937

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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
RankNameAuthor
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
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Mustelida
familyMephitidaeBonaparte 1845
genusMartinogale
speciesalveodens

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.

Martinogale alveodens Hall 1930
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. R. Hall 1930size (see measurements) about as in Mustela cicognanii cicognanii; premolarscrowded, reduced in size; talonid of M1not wider than trans- verse diameter of tooth at base of metaconid; length of M1about equal to length of premolarseries.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Hemphillian or 10.30000 to 4.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Martinogale alveodens (18140)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Martinogale alveodens (18126 18359 35430)