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Harpalodon sylvestris

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Harpalodon sylvestris was named by Marsh (1872) [genotype]. It is the type species of Harpalodon.

It was recombined as Miacis sylvestris by Matthew (1909), Thorpe (1923), Gazin (1976) and Wang and Tedford (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Harpalodon sylvestris Marsh p. 216
1901Harpalodon sylvestris Wortman p. 51
1902Harpalodon sylvestris Hay p. 761
1909Miacis sylvestris Matthew
1923Miacis sylvestris Thorpe
1976Miacis sylvestris Gazin
1994Miacis sylvestris Wang and Tedford

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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
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
genusHarpalodon
speciessylvestris

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.

Harpalodon sylvestris Marsh 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: arborealg
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-25 11:55:43
Modified: 2011-04-24 20:55:43
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Gebo and Rose 1993, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Harpalodon sylvestris (223469 223504) Miacis sylvestris (16647)