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Pinnarctidion

Osteichthyes - Carnivora

Taxonomy

Species
P. bishopi (type species), P. iverseni, P. rayi
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Uhen on 2019-04-04

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Pinnarctidion Barnes p. 16 figs. Figures 6-15, 17a, 19a, 21a
1988Pinnarctidion Carroll
1989Pinnarctidion Barnes p. 23
1994Pinnarctidion Berta p. 405 figs. Fig. 6
1997Pinnarctidion McKenna and Bell p. 255
1998Pinnarctidion Rice
2002Pinnarctidion Sepkoski
2003Pinnarctidion Deméré et al. p. 49 figs. Fig. 3.3
2008Pinnarctidion Barnes p. 527
2017Pinnarctidion Berta p. 155

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Panpinnipedia
—Pinnipedimorpha
genusPinnarctidion

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.

G. †Pinnarctidion Barnes 1979
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†Pinnarctidion bishopi Barnes 1979
†Pinnarctidion iverseni Everett et al. 2022
†Pinnarctidion rayi Berta 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteuc
Ontogeny: modification of partsuc
Environment: coastaluc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousuc
Diet: carnivoreuc
Reproduction: viviparousuc
Created: 2019-05-28 17:18:47
Modified: 2019-05-28 17:19:41
Source: c = class, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carreño and Cronin 1993

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Burdigalian or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) P. iverseni (191171)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (California) P. bishopi (11601 19485)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Oregon) P. rayi (58993)