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Ailuropodinae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Ailuropodini Chorn and Hoffman p. 1
1985Ailuropodinae Kurtén p. 487
1985Ailuropodinae O'Brien et al. p. 144
1986Ailuropodinae O'Brien et al. p. 428
1986Ailuropodinae Van Valen p. 428
2007Ailuropodini Jin et al. p. 10935
2012Ailuropodinae Abella et al. p. 2
2017Ailuropodinae de Bones et al. p. 414

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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
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
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—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
—Ursida
superfamilyUrsoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyUrsidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAiluropodinae
subfamilyAiluropodinae

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.

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G. †Agriarctos Kretzoi 1942
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†Agriarctos depereti Schlosser 1902
†Agriarctos gaali Kretzoi 1942
†Agriarctos vighi Kretzoi 1942
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G. †Agriotherium Wagner 1837
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†Agriotherium aecuatorialis Morales et al. 2005
†Agriotherium africanum Hendey 1972
†Agriotherium hendeyi Jiangzuo and Flynn 2019
†Agriotherium inexpetans Qiu et al. 1991
†Agriotherium insigne Gervais 1853
†Agriotherium palaeindicum Lydekker 1884
†Agriotherium sivalensis Cautley and Falconer 1836
Invalid names: Hyaenarctos Falconer and Cautley 1845 [synonym]
G. †Huracan Jiangzuo et al. 2023
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†Huracan coffeyi Jiangzuo et al. 2023
†Huracan gregoryi Frick 1926
†Huracan qiui Jiangzuo et al. 2023
†Huracan schneideri Sellards 1916
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Invalid names: Agriotherium coffeyi Dalquest 1986 [synonym]
G. †Indarctos Pilgrim 1913
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†Indarctos anthracitis Weithofer 1888
†Indarctos arctoides Deperet 1895
†Indarctos atticus Weithofer 1888
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Invalid names: Indarctos bakalovi Kovachev 1988 [synonym], Indarctos lagrelii Zdansky 1924 [synonym], Indarctos sinensis Zdansky 1924 [synonym]
†Indarctos nevadensis Macdonald 1959
†Indarctos oregonensis Merriam et al. 1916
†Indarctos punjabiensis Lydekker 1884
†Indarctos salmontanus Pilgrim 1913
†Indarctos vireti Villalta and Crusafont 1943
†Indarctos zdanskyi Qiu and Tedford 2003
G. †Ailurarctos Qiu and Qi 1989
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†Ailurarctos lufengensis Qiu and Qi 1989
G. Ailuropoda Milne-Edwards 1870 [giant panda]
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†Ailuropoda baconi Woodward 1915
†Ailuropoda fovealis Matthew and Granger 1923
Ailuropoda melanoleuca David 1869 [giant panda]
†Ailuropoda microta Pei 1962
†Ailuropoda wulingshanensis Wang et al. 1982
Invalid names: Aelureidopus Woodward 1915 [synonym], Ailuropus Milne-Edwards 1871 [objective synonym], Pandarctos Gervais 1870 [objective synonym]
Tr. †Indarctini Abella et al. 2012
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G. †Miomaci de Bones et al. 2017 [pinniped]
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†Miomaci pannonicum de Bones et al. 2017
G. †Kretzoiarctos Abella et al. 2012
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†Kretzoiarctos beatrix Abella et al. 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: herbivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:10
Modified: 2005-08-22 19:31:30
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 12.5 Ma

Collections (100 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Nevada) Agriotherium sp. (18841)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Indarctos oregonensis (210633)
Barstovian - Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Nebraska) Indarctos sp. (230906)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Moldova (Chișinău) Indarctos vireti (210536)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Indarctos sp., Indarctos sinensis (11798)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Florida) Agriotherium schneideri (18505)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Kretzoiarctos beatrix (206345)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6Ethiopia Agriotherium sp. (22139)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Spain (Zaragoza) Kretzoiarctos beatrix (35876)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Bulgaria Agriarctos nikolovi (231920)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Gansu) Agriotherium inexpetans (34694)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Algeria Indarctos arctoides (34642)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey Indarctos arctoides (56563)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Turkey (Usak) Indarctos sp. (34462)
Late/Upper Miocene - Zanclean11.608 - 3.6Uganda Agriotherium aecuatorialis (230937)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Miomaci pannonicum (75481)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Indarctos sp. (18581 18601)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Agriotherium coffeyorum (18097) Indarctos sp. (18072 18198)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oklahoma) Agriotherium sp. (18304)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Agriotherium schneideri (210284) Agriotherium sp. (18140 18241)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Arizona) Agriotherium sp. (19272) Indarctos sp. (18933)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) Indarctos oregonensis (18935 18936 19015)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Agriotherium schneideri (212307) Agriotherium sp. (18746)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Jalisco) Agriotherium schneideri (18745 189788 189790)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nevada) Indarctos nevadensis (19101) Indarctos sp. (18974 19057)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Agriotherium sp. (18439) Indarctos oregonensis (18086)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Agriotherium sp. (19446) Indarctos sp. (19448)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Guanajuato) Agriotherium schneideri (18718)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Agriotherium sp. (18126 18359)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (California) Agriotherium sp. (19306 19604) Hyaenarctos gregoryi (19445)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Guanajuato) Agriotherium schneideri (18713 18737 18740)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Agriotherium sp. (18036)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Arizona) Agriotherium gregoryi (19612) Agriotherium sp. (19514)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Chihuahua) Agriotherium schneideri (18734 18755)
MN 109.7 - 8.7Turkey (Thrace) Indarctos arctoides (67661)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Spain (Valencia) Agriotherium roblesi (40758)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Indarctos sp. (44222 44223 44224) Indarctos sp., Indarctos sinensis (44220)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Kazakhstan Indarctos sp. (34436)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Gansu) Indarctos atticus (42676)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Greece Indarctos atticus (95691)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Libya Agriotherium sp. (102370) Indarctos sp. (102369)
Messinian - Piacenzian7.246 - 2.588South Africa (Cape) Agriotherium africanum (59167)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Bulgaria (Yambol) Agriotherium sivalensis (184410)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Agriotherium sp. (22160)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Libya Agriotherium sp., Indarctos sp. (102372)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6South Africa Agriotherium africanum (22221 22222)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2China (Shanxi) Agriotherium sp. (42273)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Hidalgo) Agriotherium schneideri (20079)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Agriotherium schneideri (93106)
MN 154.2 - 3.2Poland Agriotherium intermedium (33396)
MN 15 - MN 164.2 - 2.588Ukraine Agriotherium sp. (50943)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588China (Guangxi) Ailuropoda microta (73636)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Greece (Grevena) Agriotherium sp. (185859)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588South Africa (Langebaanweg) Agriotherium africanum (21713)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Guangxi) Ailuropoda microta (230325)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Hunan) Ailuropoda melanoleuca (36819)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) Ailuropoda wulingshanensis (214689)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Anhui) Ailuropoda microta (68380)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129China (Sichuan) Aeluropus fovealis (226365)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117China (Jiangxi) Ailuropoda sp. (35923)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Myanmar (Mandalay) Aelureidopus baconi (168038)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vietnam Ailuropoda melanoleuca (108001)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangdong) Ailuropoda melanoleuca (120834) Ailuropoda sp. (40341)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangxi) Ailuropoda melanoleuca (38649)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vietnam (Lang Son) Ailuropoda melanoleuca (92781)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guizhou) Ailuropoda melanoleuca (51100)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangdong) Ailuropoda melanoleuca (13293)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Anhui) Ailuropoda melanoleuca (36868)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) Ailuropoda melanoleuca (92787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Vietnam Ailuropoda melanoleuca (107996)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117China (Hunan) Ailuropoda melanoleuca (36729 36730)