| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Brachypsalis : Brachypsalis modicus |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Brachypsalis : Brachypsalis modicus |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Brachypsalis |
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| Scientific Name | Brachypsalis modicus (Matthew, 1918) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Brachypsalis modicus | species | belongs to Brachypsalis | stated without evidence | Matthew, 1918 | | Brachypsalis modicus | species | belongs to Brachypsaloides | stated without evidence | Webb, 1969 | | Brachypsalis modicus | species | belongs to Brachypsalis | stated with evidence | Baskin, 1998 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 16.0 - 5.3 Ma
Miocene |
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| Environment | terrestrial (based on Eutheria) |
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| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) |
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| Diet | carnivore, omnivore (based on Mustelidae) |
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| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. D. Matthew. 1918. Contributions to the Snake Creek Fauna with notes upon the Pleistocene of western Nebraska, American Museum Expedition of 1916. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 38(7):183-229 |
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Brachypsalis modicus ✝
