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Palaeonictinae ✝
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Rank | subfamily (PBDB) | ||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Oxyaenidae : Palaeonictinae | ||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 56.8 - 55.8 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 47.8 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Oxyaenidae) | ||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. F. Gunnell. 1998. Creotonda. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America, Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate like Mammals |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ambloctonus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene | |
Palaeonictis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 43 | 56.8 Ma Paleocene | 55.8 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1938 | Palaeonictinae Denison |
1967 | Palaeonictinae Van Valen |
2010 | Palaeonictinae Chester et al. p. 232 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!