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Leptarctinae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Leptarctinae Gazin
1954Leptarctinae Dorr p. 179
1982Leptarctinae Muizon p. 262 figs. Fig. 1
1998Leptarctinae Baskin p. 157
2001Leptarctinae Lim and Martin p. 314
2002Leptarctinae Lim and Martin p. 270
2004Leptarctinae Wang et al.
2009Leptarctinae Bever and Zakrzewski p. 466
2009Leptarctinae Korth and Baskin p. 31
2010Leptarctinae Robles et al. p. 550
2017Leptarctinae Baskin pp. e1293069-11

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Mustelida
familyMustelidaeFischer 1817
subfamilyLeptarctinaeGazin 1936
subfamilyLeptarctinaeGazin 1936

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.

Subfm. †Leptarctinae Gazin 1936
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G. †Kinometaxia Wang et al. 2004
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†Kinometaxia guangpui Wang et al. 2004
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G. †Craterogale Gazin 1936
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†Craterogale simus Gazin 1936
G. †Leptarctus Leidy 1856
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†Leptarctus ancipidens White 1941
†Leptarctus martini Lim and Miao 2000
†Leptarctus mummorum Korth and Baskin 2009
†Leptarctus oregonensis Stock 1930
†Leptarctus primus Leidy 1856
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Invalid names: Hypsoparia bozemanensis Dorr 1954 [synonym], Hypsoparia timmi Lim and Martin 2002 [synonym]
†Leptarctus progressus Simpson 1930
†Leptarctus supremus Lim et al. 2001
†Leptarctus webbi Baskin 2005
†Leptarctus woodburnei Bever and Zakrzewski 2009
†Leptarctus wortmani Matthew 1924
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Invalid names: Leptarctus (Pseudoleptarctus) genowaysi Lim and Martin 2003 [synonym], Leptarctus desuii Lim and Martin 2001 [synonym], Leptarctus kansasensis Lim and Martin 2001 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hypsoparia Dorr 1954 [synonym], Leptarctus (Pseudoleptarctus) Lim and Martin 2003 [invalid subgroup], Mephititaxus White 1941 [synonym]
G. †Schultzogale Lim and Martin 2000
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†Schultzogale inexpecta Lim and Martin 2000
G. †Trocharion Forsyth Major 1903
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†Trocharion albanense Forsyth-Major 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:38:29
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Clarendonian or 16.30000 to 9.40000 Ma

Collections (62 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97China (Gansu) Kinometaxia guangpui (220532)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Trocharion albanense (200296)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Montana) Leptarctus bozemanensis (18969)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Leptarctus oregonensis (18958)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Trocharion albanense (187580)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Craterogale simus (17874 160680) Craterogale simus, Leptarctus ancipidens (17898)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Craterogale simus, Leptarctus ancipidens (18562)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Mephitaxus ancipidens (18597)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Leptarctus sp. (19074 19075)
Late/Upper Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Leptarctus ancipidens (19369)
Hemingfordian - Barstovian20.43 - 12.5USA (California) Leptarctus ancipidens (19319)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Alsac) Trocharion albanense (69106)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Hypsoparia sp. (18894)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (South Dakota) Hypsoparia timmi (105967) Leptarctus primus (18397) Leptarctus sp. (18160)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Leptarctus oregonensis (19031 191985)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus bozemanensis (18031 18164 18275 18442) Leptarctus primus (18090 18284) Leptarctus sp. (18124 18443)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Colorado) Leptarctus primus (18220)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus oregonensis (17905 17976) Leptarctus primus (17911 18004)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Hypsoparia bozemanensis (18803)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Mexico (Oaxaca) Leptarctus sp. (18735)
Barstovian - Hemphillian16.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus desuii (22852)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg) Trocharion albanense (175727)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Germany Trocharion albanense (46955)
MN 5 - MN 7 + 815.97 - 11.1France (Rhône-Alpes) Trocharion albanense (110928)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333China (Nei Mongol) Leptarctus neimonguensis (28781)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Slovakia (Bratislava) Trocharion albanense (58983)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Slovakia (Bratislava) Trocharion albanense (69711)
MN 6 - MN 7 + 813.65 - 11.1Slovakia Trocharion albanense (69712)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Leptarctus sp. (19185)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nevada) Pliotaxidea nevadensis (18888)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Texas) Leptarctus sp. (18283)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus sp. (18233 188779) Leptarctus wortmani (18095 18227)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Florida) Leptarctus sp. (18554)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus wortmani (110828)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Leptarctus kansasensis (110829) Leptarctus mummorum (110827)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.9USA (Washington) Leptarctus sp. (175228)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Trocharion albanense (206345)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Leptarctus sp. (18033)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Leptarctus sp. (18072 18198)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Leptarctus sp. (18055) Mustelidae indet. (18237)