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Lyncodon (Patagonian weasel)
Taxonomy
Lyncodon was named by Gervais (1844). It is extant.
It was assigned to Mustelidae by Carroll (1988); to Galictini by Baskin (2011); and to Ictonychinae by Law et al. (2018).
It was assigned to Mustelidae by Carroll (1988); to Galictini by Baskin (2011); and to Ictonychinae by Law et al. (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1844 | Lyncodon Gervais p. 685 |
| 1988 | Lyncodon Carroll |
| 2011 | Lyncodon Baskin p. 2 |
| 2018 | Lyncodon Law et al. |
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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. Lyncodon Gervais 1844 [Patagonian weasel]
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Lyncodon patagonicus de Blainville 1842 [Patagonian weasel]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Lujanian or 0.78100 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.012 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.012 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Lujanian | Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Lyncodon patagonicus (71303) |