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Taxonomy
Viverravus constans was named by Matthew and Granger (1924). Its type specimen is AMNH 19130, a mandible (fragment of a right mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.
It was synonymized subjectively with Stenoplesictis elegans by Dashzeveg (1996); it was recombined as Shandgolictis constans by Hunt (1998).
It was synonymized subjectively with Stenoplesictis elegans by Dashzeveg (1996); it was recombined as Shandgolictis constans by Hunt (1998).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1924 | Viverravus constans Matthew and Granger |
1998 | Shandgolictis constans Hunt, Jr. p. 50 |
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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.
†Shandgolictis constans Matthew and Granger 1924
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 28.40000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Oligocene | Mongolia | Viverravus constans (53979) |