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Sinopa rapax

Mammalia - Creodonta - Hyaenodontidae

Taxonomy
Sinopa rapax was named by Leidy (1871) [genotype]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming.

It was recombined as Stypolophus rapax by Hay (1902).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Sinopa rapax Leidy
1872Stypolophus aculeatus Cope
1872Triacodon aculeatus Cope p. 460
1873Triacodon aculeatus Cope p. 3
1873Sinopa rapax Leidy p. 116
1892Sinopa aculeatus Scott p. 310
1892Sinopa rapax Scott p. 310
1902Stypolophus aculeatus Hay p. 752
1902Stypolophus rapax Hay p. 752
1902Sinopa rapax Wortman p. 435
1996Sinopa rapax Polly
2014Sinopa rapax Morlo et al.

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
orderCreodonta()
orderHyaenodonta()
superfamilyHyaenodontoideaLeidy 1869
familyHyaenodontidaeLeidy 1869
subfamilySinopinae()
genusSinopaLeidy 1871
speciesrapaxLeidy 1871

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.

†Sinopa rapax Leidy 1871
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Invalid names: Stypolophus aculeatus Cope 1872 [synonym]
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 14:44:28
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:44:28
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Gunnell 1998, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Proviverra sp. (16219) Sinopa minor (16136 16210 16277 16308 16341) Sinopa pungens (16205) Sinopa rapax (16095 16107 type locality: 16228 16284 16305 16309 16315 16332 16336 16357)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Nevada) Sinopa minor (16218)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Utah) Sinopa minor (16396)