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Viverravinae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Miacidae

Taxonomy
Viverravinae was named by Matthew (1909).

It was assigned to Miacidae by Cray (1973).

Subtaxa
Pappictidops

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Viverravinae Matthew
1973Viverravinae Cray p. 89

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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
superfamilyMiacoideaCope
familyMiacidae
subfamilyViverravinaeMatthew 1909
subfamilyViverravinaeMatthew 1909

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.

Subfm. †Viverravinae Matthew 1909
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G. †Pappictidops Qiu and Li 1977
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†Pappictidops acies Wang 1978
†Pappictidops obtusus Wang 1978
†Pappictidops orientalis Qiu and Li 1977
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: 2005-08-30 14:47:39
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:47:39
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Flynn 1998, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Paleocene to the top of the Bridgerian or 66.00000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7China (Guangdong) Pappictidops acies, Pappictidops obtusus (140273 176607)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.7China (Anhui) Pappictidops orientalis (132943 146556)
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (North Dakota) Viverravinae indet. (14962)
Tiffanian61.7 - 56.8USA (Wyoming) Viverravinae indet. (15032 15049)
Lostcabinian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Viverravinae indet. (16073)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Viverravinae indet. (16499)