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Viverravus
Taxonomy
Viverravus was named by Marsh (1872). Its type is Viverravus gracilis. It is the type genus of Viverravidae.
It was assigned to Miacidae by Scott (1892); and to Viverravidae by Marsh (1872), Wortman and Matthew (1899), Hay (1902), Simpson (1937), Flynn and Galiano (1982), Gingerich (1987), Polly (1997), Flynn (1998), Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin (2005), Polly et al. (2006), Tomiya (2011), Rose et al. (2012) and Solé et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Miacidae by Scott (1892); and to Viverravidae by Marsh (1872), Wortman and Matthew (1899), Hay (1902), Simpson (1937), Flynn and Galiano (1982), Gingerich (1987), Polly (1997), Flynn (1998), Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin (2005), Polly et al. (2006), Tomiya (2011), Rose et al. (2012) and Solé et al. (2014).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1872 | Viverravus Marsh |
| 1872 | Ziphacodon Marsh |
| 1872 | Viverravus Marsh p. 127 |
| 1872 | Ziphacodon Marsh p. 216 |
| 1892 | Viverravus Scott p. 321 |
| 1899 | Viverravus Wortman and Matthew p. 136 |
| 1902 | Viverravus Hay p. 754 |
| 1902 | Ziphacodon Hay p. 761 |
| 1937 | Viverravus Simpson |
| 1982 | Viverravus Flynn and Galiano p. 39 |
| 1987 | Viverravus Gingerich p. 312 |
| 1997 | Viverravus Polly |
| 1998 | Viverravus Flynn |
| 2005 | Viverravus Wesley-Hunt and Werdelin p. 842 |
| 2006 | Viverravus Polly et al. p. 1023 |
| 2011 | Viverravus Tomiya p. 16 |
| 2012 | Viverravus Rose et al. |
| 2014 | Viverravus Solé et al. |
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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.
G. †Viverravus Marsh 1872
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†Viverravus acutus Matthew and Granger 1915
†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]
†Viverravus lawsoni Hooker 2010
†Viverravus laytoni Gingerich and Winkler 1985
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Invalid names: Viverravus bowni Gingerich 1987 [synonym]
†Viverravus lutosus Gazin 1952
†Viverravus minutus Wortman 1901
†Viverravus nitidus Marsh 1872
†Viverravus politus Matthew and Granger 1915
†Viverravus rosei Polly 1997
†Viverravus schaffi Gingerich and Winkler 1985
†Viverravus sicarius Matthew 1909
Invalid names: Ziphacodon Marsh 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available