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Patriofelis ferox

Mammalia - Creodonta - Oxyaenidae

Taxonomy
Limnofelis ferox was named by Marsh (1872) [genotype].

It was recombined as Patriofelis ferox by Wortman (1894), Wortman (1902), Hay (1902), Matthew (1909), Thorpe (1923), Denison (1938), Gazin (1957), Gazin (1976) and Gunnell (1998).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Limnofelis ferox Marsh p. 202
1872Limnofelis latidens Marsh p. 203
1872Oreocyon latidens Marsh p. 406
1892Patriofelis latidens Scott
1894Patriofelis ferox Wortman
1899Patriofelis latidens Matthew
1902Patriofelis ferox Hay p. 758
1902Patriofelis latidens Hay p. 758
1902Patriofelis ferox Wortman p. 101
1909Patriofelis ferox Matthew
1923Patriofelis ferox Thorpe
1923Patriofelis latidens Thorpe
1938Patriofelis ferox Denison
1957Patriofelis ferox Gazin
1976Patriofelis ferox Gazin
1998Patriofelis ferox Gunnell

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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
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
genusPatriofelisLeidy 1870
speciesferox()

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.

†Patriofelis ferox Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Limnofelis latidens Marsh 1872 [synonym]
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: Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Gunnell 1998

Age range: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Bridgerian or 47.80000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Patriofelis ferox (16213 16234 16403 16406 16647 223468 223474 223477 223511 223512) Patriofelis latidens (16228)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (Oregon) Patriofelis ferox (16202)