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Viverravus gracilis
Taxonomy
Viverravus gracilis was named by Marsh (1872) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming. It is the type species of Viverravus.
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1871 | Triacodon fallax Marsh |
1872 | Viverravus gracilis Marsh |
1872 | Ziphacodon rugatus Marsh p. 216 |
1872 | Harpalodon vulpinus Marsh p. 217 |
1881 | Didymictis dawkinsianus Cope p. 191 |
1892 | Didymictis dawkinsianus Scott p. 320 |
1892 | Viverravus gracilis Scott p. 321 |
1899 | Viverravus dawkinsianus Wortman |
1902 | Triacodon fallax Hay p. 753 |
1902 | Viverravus gracilis Hay p. 754 |
1902 | Harpalodon vulpinus Hay p. 761 |
1902 | Ziphacodon rugatus Hay p. 761 |
1909 | Viverravus dawkinsianus Matthew |
1915 | Viverravus dawkinsianus Matthew and Granger |
1923 | Viverravus vulpinus Thorpe |
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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.
†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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available