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Nyctereutes vulpinus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Nyctereutes megamastoides vulpinus was named by Soria and Aguirre (1976).

It was recombined as Nyctereutes vulpinus by Monguillon et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Nyctereutes megamastoides vulpinus Soria and Aguirre
2004Nyctereutes vulpinus Monguillon 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
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyCaninaeGill 1872
genusNyctereutesTemminck 1839
speciesvulpinus(Soria and Aguirre 1976)

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.

Nyctereutes vulpinus Soria and Aguirre 1976
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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: omnivoreg
Diet 2: carnivoreg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 14:26:29
Modified: 2009-01-04 16:26:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Van Valkenburgh 1988, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: MN 17 or 2.58800 to 1.80600 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MN 172.588 - 1.806France (Rhone-Alpes) Nyctereutes sinensis (type locality: 47150)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Spain (Teruel) Nyctereutes vulpinus (36112)