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Bassariscus (ringtail)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Procyonidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Bassariscus Coues
1899Bassariscus Wortman and Matthew p. 129
1902Bassariscus Hay p. 764
1935Bassariscus Schultz and Howard p. 283
1980Bassariscus Kurten and Anderson p. 176
1988Bassariscus Carroll
1998Bassariscus Baskin p. 147
2000Bassariscus Hollister p. 144
2004Bassariscus Baskin p. 709

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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)
RankNameAuthor
—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
familyProcyonidaeGray 1825
subfamilyProcyoninaeGray 1825
tribeProcyoniniGray 1825
genusBassariscusCoues 1887

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. Bassariscus Coues 1887 [ringtail]
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Bassariscus albipes Elliot 1903
†Bassariscus antiquus Matthew and Cook 1909
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Invalid names: Bassariscus nevadensis Merriam 1916 [synonym]
Bassariscus astutus Lichtenstein 1830 [ringtail]
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Invalid names: Bassariscus sonoitensis Skinner 1942 [synonym]
†Bassariscus casei Hibbard 1952
†Bassariscus minimus Baskin 2004
†Bassariscus ogallalae Hibbard 1933
†Bassariscus parvus Hall 1927
†Bassariscus rexroadensis Hibbard 1950
Bassariscus sumichrasti Saussure 1860 [cacomistle]
Invalid names: Bassaris [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: frugivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 11:56:55
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:56:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Lillegraven 1979, Gebo and Rose 1993

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Holocene or 16.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Louisiana) Bassariscus sp. (163859)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Bassariscus sp. (17969)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Oregon) Bassariscus antiquus (208511)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Bassariscus antiquus (18165) Bassariscus parvus (18284) Probassariscus antiquus (18275 18442) Probassariscus sp. (18141)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5Canada (Saskatchewan) Bassariscus parvus (18759 18761 18794)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Bassariscus antiquus (19103) Bassariscus parvus (19088)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) Lutrictis lycopotamicus (230904)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Bassariscus antiquus (17904 125933) Bassariscus minimus (17976)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (New Mexico) Bassariscus parvus (19547 19611)
Barstovian - Early/Lower Clarendonian16.3 - 9.4USA (Kansas) Bassariscus ogallalae (18187)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Bassariscus antiquus (19393)
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (Arizona) Bassariscus sp. (19603)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Nebraska) Bassariscus ogallalae (18158)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Kansas) Bassariscus ogallalae (18166)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Bassariscus casei (20060)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Washington) Bassariscus casei (20062)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Bassariscus casei (20120) Bassariscus sp. (20114)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Bassariscus sp. (19621 19658)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Bassariscus casei (19936 19940)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nebraska) Bassariscus sp. (19954)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nevada) Bassariscus sp. (19965 20017)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (California) Bassariscus sp. (28221)
Irvingtonian - Rancholabrean1.8 - 0.012USA (California) Bassariscus astutus (20323)
Rancholabrean0.3 - 0.012Mexico (Puebla) Bassariscus sumichrasti (230717)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Bassariscus raptor (155393)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Bassariscus astutus (93281)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Puebla) Bassariscus astutus (71308)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Sonora) Bassariscus sp. (20633)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Nuevo Leon) Bassariscus astutus (71345)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (New Mexico) Bassariscus sp. (76060)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Bassariscus astutus (93374)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Arizona) Bassariscus astutus (63710 63724 233123)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Texas) Bassariscus astutus (74474)