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Viverravus politus

Mammalia - Viverravidae

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
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
speciespolitus

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 politus 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: Flynn 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Wasatchian or 61.70000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Protictis schaffi (15065 15068)
Clarkforkian56.8 - 55.8USA (Wyoming) Protictis schaffi (15028) Viverravus politus (15087 15092 15099 15103 15104 15109 15110 15114 15122 15146 15150 15167 15183 15192 15198 15205 15207)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Viverravus politus (15458 15491 15577 15592 15695 15727 15729 15734 15738 15749 15754 15759 15763 15767 15775 15789 15790 15805 46659 46722 46726 46786 46814 46817)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Viverravus politus (15350)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Viverravus politus (154263 154271)