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Vulpavus canavus

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Miacis canavus was named by Cope (1881) [misattributed to Matthew 1915 by Guthrie 1971].

It was recombined as Uintacyon canavus by Wortman and Matthew (1899), Hay (1902); it was recombined as Prodaphaenus canavus by Wortman (1901); it was recombined as Vulpavus canavus by Matthew (1909), Matthew and Granger (1915).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Miacis canavus Cope p. 189
1881Miacis brevirostris Cope p. 190
1892Miacis brevirostris Scott p. 320
1892Miacis canavus Scott p. 320
1899Uintacyon brevirostris Wortman and Matthew p. 112
1899Uintacyon canavus Wortman and Matthew p. 112
1901Prodaphaenus canavus Wortman
1902Uintacyon brevirostris Hay p. 760
1902Uintacyon canavus Hay p. 760
1909Vulpavus canavus Matthew
1915Vulpavus canavus Matthew and Granger

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
genusVulpavus
speciescanavus()

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.

†Vulpavus canavus Cope 1881
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Invalid names: Miacis brevirostris Cope 1881 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 11:55:14
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:55:14
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gebo and Rose 1993, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Lostcabinian to the top of the Early/Lower Eocene or 55.80000 to 48.60000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Vulpavus canavus (15915 15930 16073 16078)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Vulpavus canavus (15413)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Vulpavus asius (15710) Vulpavus canavus (15548 15553 15554 15555 15557 15558 15559 15560 15563 15565 15566 15573 15576 15577 15578 15579 15964)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Vulpavus canavus (15680)
Wasatchian - Bridgerian55.8 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Vulpavus profectus (15669)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Vulpavus canavus (15837 16207 16415)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Colorado) Vulpavus asius (16240)