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Viverravus rosei

Mammalia - Viverravidae

Taxonomy
Viverravus rosei was named by Polly (1997). Its type locality is SC-128, which is in a Wasatchian terrestrial horizon in the Willwood Formation of Wyoming.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Viverravus rosei Polly
2006Viverravus rosei Polly et al. p. 1020
2012Viverravus rosei 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
speciesrosei

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 rosei Polly 1997
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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, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wasatchian or 55.80000 to 50.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene58.7 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Viverravus rosei (80579)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Viverravus rosei (15586 15682 15727 type locality: 15776 15779 15789 15790 15793 15795 46760 46837)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Viverravus rosei (154262)