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Nyctereutes abdeslami

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Nyctereutes abdeslami was named by Geraads (1997). It is not extant. Its type specimen is AaO-934.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Nyctereutes abdeslami Geraads p. 148 figs. Fig. 4.6-7, Fig. 21
2008Nyctereutes abdeslami Wang et al.
2011Nyctereutes abdeslami Geraads

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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
familyCanidae
subfamilyCaninaeGill 1872
genusNyctereutesTemminck 1839
speciesabdeslami

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.

Nyctereutes abdeslami Geraads 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: omnivoreg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:26:29
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:26:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Morocco Nyctereutes abdeslami (32052 32054)