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Neovulpavus

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Neovulpavus was named by Wortman (1901). Its type is Neovulpavus washakius.

It was assigned to Canidae by Wortman (1901); and to Carnivoraformes by Tomiya et al. (2021).

Species
N. mccarrolli, N. washakius (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Neovulpavus Wortman p. 25
2021Neovulpavus Tomiya et al.

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
genusNeovulpavus

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. †Neovulpavus Wortman 1901
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Neovulpavus mccarrolli Tomiya et al. 2021
Neovulpavus washakius Wortman 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Uintan or 50.30000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Miacis washakius (16647) N. washakius (223468)
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) N. mccarrolli (223426 223467)