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Simamphicyon helveticus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Miacidae

Taxonomy
Simamphicyon helveticus was named by Pictet and Humbert (1869). Its type specimen is LM 2673, M/1, a tooth.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Simamphicyon helveticus Pictet and Humbert p. 10 figs. Pl. 15

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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()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
superfamilyMiacoideaCope
familyMiacidae
genusSimamphicyonViret 1942
specieshelveticusPictet and Humbert 1869

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.

†Simamphicyon helveticus Pictet and Humbert 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Maximum body mass: 300 kgs
Minimum body mass: 100 kgs
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: Estimated using length of m1s
Created: 2005-06-16 14:45:02
Modified: 2005-08-31 07:55:55
Source: s = species, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Flynn 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Martin 1990, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Simamphicyon helveticus (12840)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Simamphicyon helveticus (31736)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Switzerland Simamphicyon helveticus (195854 195855)