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Simpsonictis tenuis

Mammalia - Viverravidae

Taxonomy
Didymictis tenuis was named by Simpson (1935). Its type locality is Gidley Quarry, which is in a Torrejonian terrestrial horizon in the Fort Union Formation of Montana.

It was recombined as Protictis tenuis by MacIntyre (1966); it was recombined as Simpsonictis tenuis by MacIntyre (1962), Gingerich and Winkler (1985), Fox and Youzwyshyn (1994) and Meehan and Wilson (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Didymictis tenuis Simpson
1962Simpsonictis tenuis MacIntyre
1966Protictis tenuis MacIntyre
1985Simpsonictis tenuis Gingerich and Winkler
1994Simpsonictis tenuis Fox and Youzwyshyn
2002Simpsonictis tenuis Meehan and Wilson

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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
familyViverravidae
genusSimpsonictis
speciestenuis()

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.

Simpsonictis tenuis Simpson 1935
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available