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Pristinailurus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Ailuridae

Species
P. bristoli (type species)
Entered
by J. Alroy on 2006-07-27; modified by J. Alroy on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Pristinailurus Wallace and Wang
2006Pristinailurus Salesa et al. p. 381
2022Pristinailurus Wallace and Lyon

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—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
—Mustelida
familyAiluridae()
subfamilyAilurinae
tribePristinailurini
genusPristinailurus

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. †Pristinailurus Wallace and Wang 2004
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†Pristinailurus bristoli Wallace and Wang 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Diet 2: omnivoreo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 13:31:06
Modified: 2005-08-26 15:31:06
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Hemphillian to the top of the Blancan or 9.40000 to 1.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hemphillian - Blancan9.4 - 1.4USA (Tennessee) P. bristoli (26574)