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Didymictis altidens

Mammalia - Viverravidae

Taxonomy
Didymictis altidens was named by Cope (1880).

It was recombined as Viverravus altidens by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Didymictis altidens Cope p. 746
1888Didymictis altidens Scott p. 169
1892Didymictis altidens Scott p. 320
1902Viverravus altidens Hay p. 754

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
familyViverravidae
genusDidymictis
speciesaltidens

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.

†Didymictis altidens Cope 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingg
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 11:51:27
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:51:27
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Flynn 1998, Gebo and Rose 1993, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Bridgerian or 55.80000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Didymictis altidens (15915 15917 16078)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Colorado) Didymictis altidens (15413 15417 15425 15650)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Didymictis altidens (15486 15558 15597 15662 15710 15711 15839 15852 15905 15906 15910 15935 15942 15960)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Didymictis altidens (15837 16198 16207)