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Viverravidae
Taxonomy
Viverravidae was named by Wortman and Matthew (1899). Its type is Viverravus. It was considered monophyletic by Polly et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Creodonta by Hay (1902); to Viverravoidea by Flynn and Galiano (1982); to Feliformia by Bryant (1991); to Miacoidea by Flynn (1998) and Meehan and Wilson (2002); to Carnivora by Polly et al. (2006) and Rose et al. (2012); and to Carnivoramorpha by Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin (2005), Tomiya (2011) and Solé et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Creodonta by Hay (1902); to Viverravoidea by Flynn and Galiano (1982); to Feliformia by Bryant (1991); to Miacoidea by Flynn (1998) and Meehan and Wilson (2002); to Carnivora by Polly et al. (2006) and Rose et al. (2012); and to Carnivoramorpha by Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin (2005), Tomiya (2011) and Solé et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1899 | Viverravidae Wortman and Matthew p. 136 |
| 1902 | Viverravidae Hay p. 754 |
| 1978 | Deltatherium durini Van Valen |
| 1982 | Didymictidae Flynn and Galiano p. 24 |
| 1982 | Viverravidae Flynn and Galiano p. 47 |
| 1991 | Viverravidae Bryant p. 67 |
| 1993 | Prolimnocyon durini Williamson and Lucas |
| 1998 | Didymictidae Flynn |
| 1998 | Viverravidae Flynn |
| 2002 | Viverravidae Meehan and Wilson p. 1091 |
| 2005 | Viverravidae Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin p. 842 |
| 2006 | Viverravidae Polly et al. p. 1023 |
| 2011 | Viverravidae Tomiya p. 14 |
| 2012 | Viverravidae Rose et al. |
| 2016 | Viverravidae Solé et al. |
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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.
Fm. †Viverravidae Wortman and Matthew 1899
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G. †Didymictis Cope 1875
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†Didymictis altidens Cope 1880
†Didymictis dellensis Dorr 1952
†Didymictis leptomylus Cope 1880
†Didymictis proteus Polly 1997
†Didymictis vancleveae Robinson 1966
G. †Protictis Matthew
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Subg. †Protictis (Bryanictis) MacIntyre 1966
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†Bryanictis microlestes Simpson 1935
†Bryanictis paulus Meehan and Wilson 2002
Subg. †Protictis (Protictis) Matthew 1937
Subg. †Protictis (Protictoides) Flynn and Galiano 1982
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†Protictoides aprophatos Flynn and Galiano 1982
†Protictis agastor Gingerich and Winkler 1985
†Protictis haydenianus Cope 1882
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Invalid names: Didymictis primus Cope 1884 [synonym], Prolimnocyon macfaddeni Rigby, Jr. 1980 [synonym]
†Protictis minor Meehan and Wilson 2002
†Protictis paralus Holtzman 1978
†Protictis simpsoni Meehan and Wilson 2002
G. †Simpsonictis MacIntyre 1962
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†Simpsonictis jaynanneae Rigby, Jr. 1980
†Simpsonictis pegus Gingerich and Winkler 1985
†Simpsonictis tenuis Simpson 1935
G. †Viverravus Marsh 1872
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†Viverravus acutus Matthew and Granger 1915
†Viverravus gracilis Marsh 1872
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Invalid names: Didymictis dawkinsianus Cope 1881 [synonym], Harpalodon vulpinus Marsh 1872 [synonym], Triacodon fallax Marsh 1871 [synonym], Ziphacodon rugatus Marsh 1872 [synonym]
†Viverravus lawsoni Hooker 2010
†Viverravus laytoni Gingerich and Winkler 1985
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Invalid names: Viverravus bowni Gingerich 1987 [synonym]
†Viverravus lutosus Gazin 1952
†Viverravus minutus Wortman 1901
†Viverravus nitidus Marsh 1872
†Viverravus politus Matthew and Granger 1915
†Viverravus rosei Polly 1997
†Viverravus schaffi Gingerich and Winkler 1985
†Viverravus sicarius Matthew 1909
Invalid names: Ziphacodon Marsh 1872 [synonym]
Invalid names: Deltatherium durini Van Valen 1978 [nomen dubium], Didymictidae Flynn and Galiano 1982 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available