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Oxyaena forcipata

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Taxonomy
Oxyaena forcipata was named by Cope (1874).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Oxyaena forcipata Cope
1875Oxyaena forcipata Cope p. 9
1892Oxyaena forcipata Scott p. 315
1902Oxyaena forcipata Hay p. 757
1938Oxyaena ultima Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
OxyaenodontaVan Valen 1971
familyOxyaenidae
subfamilyOxyaeninaeTrouessart 1885
genusOxyaenaCope 1874
speciesforcipataCope 1874

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.

Oxyaena forcipata Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Oxyaena ultima Denison 1938 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 11:49:37
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:49:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gebo and Rose 1993, Lillegraven 1979, Gunnell 1998, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Oxyaena forcipata (15534 15576 15618 15687 15694 15697 15702 15707 15814 15839 15964 46682 46699 46701 46702 46719 46733 46761 46820 186935)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (New Mexico) Oxyaena forcipata (15608)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Oxyaena lupina (15399)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Oxyaena forcipata (15680 15690)