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Dissacus praenuntius

Mammalia - Acreodi - Mesonychidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1915Dissacus praenuntius Matthew and Granger
1930Dissacus praenuntius Hay p. 467
2012Dissacus praenuntius Rose et al.
2018Dissacus praenuntius Solé et al. figs. Table 9

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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
orderAcreodiMatthew 1909
—Mesonychia
familyMesonychidae
genusDissacusCope 1881
speciespraenuntius

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.

†Dissacus praenuntius Matthew and Granger 1915
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:02:52
Modified: 2005-08-31 16:02:52
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hendy et al. 2009, Archibald 1998, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Tiffanian to the top of the Clarkforkian or 61.70000 to 54.90000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Dissacus praenuntius (190462) Dissacus sp. (15017)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Creodonta indet. (15075) Dissacus praenuntius (15087 15092 15099 15102 15103 15104 15121 15122 15126 15129 15131 15132 15144 15148 15157 15159 15163 15185 15186 190430)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Dissacus praenuntius (15458 15759 46809 46816)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6USA (Wyoming) Dissacus praenuntius (154253 154254 154255)