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Chriacus oconostotae

Mammalia - Procreodi - Arctocyonidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Chriacus oconostotae Van Valen

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
orderProcreodiMatthew 1915
familyArctocyonidaeMurray 1866
genusChriacusCope 1883
speciesoconostotae

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.

Chriacus oconostotae Van Valen 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: omnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 13:55:00
Modified: 2011-04-24 18:52:01
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Archibald 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Tiffanian or 61.70000 to 56.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ti361.7 - 56.8Canada (Alberta) Chriacus oconostotae (14928)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Chriacus oconostotae (14936) Chriacus sp. (15017)