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Palaeonictis occidentalis

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Taxonomy
Palaeonictis occidentalis was named by Osborn (1892). Its type specimen is AMNH 110, a mandible (mandible with complete dentition), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Palaeonictis occidentalis Osborn
1892Palaeonictis occidentalis Scott p. 312
1902Palaeonictis occidentalis Hay p. 756
1929Palaeonictis occidentalis Sinclair and Jepsen p. 172
2010Palaeonictis occidentalis Chester et al. p. 234

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
—OxyaenodontaVan Valen 1971
familyOxyaenidae
subfamilyPalaeonictinaeDenison 1938
genusPalaeonictisde Blainville 1842
speciesoccidentalisOsborn 1892

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: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:43:59
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:43:59
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gunnell 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 55.80000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Colorado) Palaeonictis sp. (15234 15237 15257 15259 15347)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Palaeonictis occidentalis (15491 15503 15510 15518 15524 15531 15590 15682 15705 15732 15750 15756 15765 15769 46688 46732 46736 46783 46786 46814 109302)