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Martes (marten)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1775Martes Frisch
1967Martes Wilson p. 211
1968Martes Kurten p. 92
1977Martes Ginsburg p. 226
1980Martes Kurten and Anderson p. 147
1988Martes Carroll
1996Martes Morlo p. 227
1997Martes Mein and Ginsburg p. 828
1998Martes Baskin p. 162
2004Martes Marmi et al. p. 492
2009Martes Baryshnikov p. 83
2010Martes Werdelin and Peigne p. 620
2018Martes Law 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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—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
—Mustelida
familyMustelidaeFischer 1817
subfamilyGuloninae()
genusMartesFrisch 1775

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. Martes Frisch 1775 [marten]
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Subg. †Martes (Tomictis) Hall 1931
Martes americana Kerr 1792 [American marten]
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Invalid names: Martes nobilis Hall 1926 [synonym]
Martes caurina Merriam 1890
Martes flavigula Boddaert 1785 [yellow-throated marten]
Martes flavigula saba Chasen and Kloss 1931
†Martes foina Erxleben 1777
†Martes foxi Hibbard and Riggs 1949
†Martes gazini Hibbard 1958
†Martes intermedius Heller 1913
†Martes khelifensis Ginsburg 1977
Martes martes Linnaeus 1758 [European pine marten]
†Martes melampus Wagner 1841
†Martes parviloba Cope 1873
†Martes sansaniensis Lartet 1851
†Martes stirtoni Wilson 1968
†Martes vetus Kretzoi 1947
Martes zibellina Linnaeus 1758 [sable]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 12:04:51
Modified: 2011-04-24 21:04:51
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Gebo and Rose 1993, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.0 Ma

Collections (104 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Spain (Castile-La Mancha) Martes pusilla (136269)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333France Martes filholi, Martes pusilla, Martes delphinensis, Martes cadeoti, Martes munki (200296)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Germany (R.-P. and Hesse) Martes species (69606)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Saudi Arabia Martes sp. (47074)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Loiret) Martes muncki (181641)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Thailand Martes sp. (48126)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Martes laevidens (187579)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Germany (Bavaria) Martes laevidens (68040)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Centre) Martes sainjoni, Martes muncki, Martes burdigaliensis (69116)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Gers) Martes sainjoni, Martes muncki (69099)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrénées) Martes burdigalensis (71873)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Plionictis parviloba (18284)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) Martes sp. (19498)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Montana) Martes sp. (18803)
Barstovian - Early/Lower Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (New Mexico) Mustelidae indet. (19286)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Maine-et-Loire) Martes sansaniensis (148396)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Martes munki (90354)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Spain (Catalonia) Martes sp. (180192)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62France (Midi-Pyrenees) Martes muncki, Martes sansaniensis (32191)
Astaracian15.97 - 11.608Morocco (Tadla-Azilal) Martes khelifensis (48630)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Maine-et-Loire) Martes sp. (142149)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333Spain (Catalonia) Martes sp. (199537)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.97 - 5.333China (Nei Mongol) Martes sp. (28781)
MN 7 + 812.75 - 11.1Spain Martes burdigalensis, Martes sp. (70806)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Martes stirtoni (18450)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Oregon) Martes sp. (18818 18831)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Martes paleosinensis, Martes sp. (11798)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Germany (Bavaria) Martes pusillus (34256) Martes sansaniensis (206345)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Serbia and Montenegro (Serbia) Martes munki (39709)
MN 911.1 - 9.7Hungary (Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén) Martes filholi (75481)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Oregon) Martes sp. (19015)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Martes sp. (18086)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Arizona) Martes sp. (19514 19612)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Martes sp. (18359)
early Early Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Texas) Martes sp. (19538)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Martes paleosinensis (44221 44224) Martes sp. (44223)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Greece (Central Macedonia) Martes lefkonensis (32189)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Martes sp. (174455)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Kazakhstan Martes paleosinensis (34436)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Martes sp. (20083)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) Martes sp. (35076)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Martes foxi (19932)
MN 154.2 - 3.2Moldova Martes sp. (50940)
MN 154.2 - 3.2Poland Martes wenzensis (33396)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) Martes sp. (214689)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Romania Martes vetus (33974)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Italy (Tuscany) Martes sp. (44146)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Thüringen) Martes martes (45065 45069)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Anhui) Martes pachygnatha, Martes anderssoni (68380)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Georgia Martes sp. (56733)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Italy (Verona) Martes sp., Martes martes (43656)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Israel Martes foina (225664)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Martes americana (125941)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Nevada) Martes americana (20280)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Colorado) Martes sp. (20559)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Haute-Pyrenees) Martes foina (49094)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary Martes sp. (35045)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129United Kingdom (Norfolk) Martes sp., Martes sylvatica (49816)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) Martes sp. (50259)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Martes martes (36206)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Martes sp. (35472)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Trieste) Martes martes (43699)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Czech Republic Martes foina (36219)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Greece (Lakonia) Martes foina (32082)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Monaco Mustela martes (191730)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Martes americana (82258 103991 104679)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Norway Martes martes (227461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Dodecanese) Martes foina (182809)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy (Vicenza) Martes martes (43689)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Peloponnesus) Martes sp. (184245)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Martes sp. (197768)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Martes americana (93334)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Ioannina) Martes sp. (208564)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Martes foina (183124)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Martes americana (225801) Martes nobilis (74235)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Martes americana (93528)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Martes nobilis (93181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Martes americana (200485)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Martes americana, Martes nobilis (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Georgia Martes foina, Martes martes (56735)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Israel Martes foina (225667)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Martes americana (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Martes americana (93332 123868)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Nevada) Martes americana, Martes nobilis (93291)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Greece (Peloponnesus) Martes foina, Martes martes (184243)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Virginia) Martes americana (104044)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Martes americana (221970 224189)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Maine) Mustela americana (176524)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Martes martes (228921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Ontario) Martes americana (221863)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Martes martes (55533)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0United Kingdom Martes martes (122112)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Martes zibellina (171637)