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Nimravus intermedius

Mammalia - Carnivora - Nimravidae

Taxonomy
Nimravus intermedius was named by Filhol (1872). Its type specimen is MNHN Qu 9541, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Phosphorites du Quercy (old collections - Oligocene), which is in an Oligocene/Oligocene karst phosphorite in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Nimravus intermedius Filhol
2003Nimravus intermedius Peigné
2019Nimravus intermedius de Bonis 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()
—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
suborderFeliformiaKretzoi 1945
familyNimravidaeCope 1880
tribeNimravini
genusNimravusCope 1879
speciesintermediusFilhol 1872

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.

†Nimravus intermedius Filhol 1872
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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: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:54:36
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:31:38
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Martin 1998, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Chattian or 37.20000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Thailand Nimravus intermedius (49078)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Midi-Pyrenées) Nimravus intermedius (167537)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) Nimravus intermedius (179140 179142)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4France (Nouvelle-Aquitaine ) Nimravus intermedius (183511)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Nimravus intermedius (184095)
MP 2233.9 - 28.4Germany (Bayern) Nimravus intermedius (91491)
MP 2333.9 - 28.4France (Quercy) Nimravus intermedius (36709 36711)
MP 2433.9 - 28.4France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Nimravus intermedius (182658)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Oligocene33.9 - 23.03France (Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées) Nimravus intermedius (type locality: 184039)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France Nimravus intermedius (60214)
MP 2533.9 - 23.03France (Alpes-de-Haute Provence) Nimravus intermedius (183364)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03France Nimravus intermedius (60281)