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Viverravus acutus

Mammalia - Viverravidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Viverravus acutus Matthew and Granger
2006Viverravus acutus Polly et al. p. 1020
2012Viverravus acutus Rose et al.

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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
genusViverravus
speciesacutus

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.

Viverravus acutus Matthew and Granger 1915
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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 14:47:14
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:47:14
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Flynn 1998, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979

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

Collections (115 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Viverravus acutus (15092 15132 15199) Viverravus bowni (15097)
Graybullian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Viverravus acutus (15701)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Viverravus acutus (15450 15480 15485 15725 15845 15865 15887)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Didymictidae indet. (15477) Viverravus acutus (15455 15479 15491 15493 15504 15515 15534 15552 15559 15573 15576 15577 15578 15586 15589 15592 15682 15683 15687 15688 15692 15694 15695 15696 15697 15702 15703 15705 15707 15726 15727 15729 15732 15738 15740 15741 15743 15744 15747 15748 15754 15755 15756 15758 15762 15765 15768 15769 15773 15776 15779 15784 15785 15787 15788 15790 15792 15793 15796 15802 15803 15805 15806 15807 15808 15810 15811 15813 15821 15826 15828 46641 46644 46667 46675 46680 46687 46699 46718 46736 46749 46753 46786 46792 46808 46809 46831 46838 46847) Viverravus bowni (15759)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Viverravus acutus (15684 15685 15690 15691 15693 15700 15708 154254 154259 154262 154263 154276)