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Protictis (Protictoides)

Mammalia - Viverravidae

Taxonomy
Protictoides was named by Flynn and Galiano (1982) [named as subgenus of Protictis by Flynn and Galiano 1982; raised to genus level and considered possibly invalid; still listed as a subgenus of Protictis by Flynn 1998, but without justification].

It was reranked as Protictis (Protictoides) by Flynn and Galiano (1982).

It was assigned to Protictis by Flynn and Galiano (1982); and to Didymictidae by Gingerich and Winkler (1985) and Flynn (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Protictis (Protictoides) Flynn and Galiano p. 24
1982Protictoides Flynn and Galiano p. 29
1985Protictoides Gingerich and Winkler
1998Protictoides Flynn

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
familyViverravidae
genusProtictis(Matthew)
subgenusProtictoides()

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.

Subg. †Protictis (Protictoides) Flynn and Galiano 1982
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Protictoides aprophatos Flynn and Galiano 1982
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:47:14
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:47:14
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Flynn 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Uintan or 46.20000 to 39.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Uintan46.2 - 39.7USA (Wyoming) Protictis aprophatos (16630)