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Agnotherium âśť

Description

Agnotherium is an extinct genus of large terrestrial carnivores belonging to the suborder Caniformia, family Amphicyonidae ("bear dog"), and which inhabited Europe and North Africa in the Middle Miocene subepoch 16.9—11.6 Mya, existing for approximately 5.3 million years.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4833391https://www.gbif.org/species/4833391
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)41269https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=41269
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Amphicyonidae : Agnotherium
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SynapsidaOsborn 1903
-Therapsida
infraorderCynodontia
-EpicynodontiaHopson and Kitching 2001
infraorderEucynodontiaKemp 1982
-ProbainognathiaHopson 1990
-MammaliamorphaRowe 1988
-MammaliaformesRowe 1988
classMammaliaLinnaeus 1758
subclassTribosphenida
infraclassEutheria
-PlacentaliaOwen 1837
-LaurasiatheriaWaddell et al. 1999
-ScrotiferaWaddell et al. 1999
-FeraeLinnaeus 1758
-CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
-CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivoraBowditch 1821
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
genusAgnotheriumKaup 1833
Scientific NameAgnotherium Kaup, 1833
Name Published InDescr. Oss. Foss., (2
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Agnotheriumgenussubjective synonym of Squalodonstated without evidenceTrouessart, 1898
Agnotheriumgenusbelongs to Thaumastocyoninistated without evidenceGinsburg, 1977
Agnotheriumgenusbelongs to AmphicyonidaeimpliedCarroll, 1988
Agnotheriumgenusbelongs to Amphicyonidaestated without evidenceWerdelin and Peigne, 2010
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance20.4 - 16.0 Ma
Miocene
Last Recorded Appearance16.0 - 7.2 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Eutheria)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Amphicyonidae)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Kaup. 1833. Description d'Ossements Fossiles de Mammifères Inconnus Jusqu'à-Présent. 2:1-31
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnotherium

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Agnotherium antiquum âśť
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
116.0 Ma
Miocene
16.0 Ma
Miocene
Agnotherium kiptalami
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1833Agnotherium Kaup p. 28 figs. Plate 1, Fig. 3a, 3b, 4a, & 4b
1977Agnotherium Ginsburg p. 225
1988Agnotherium Carroll
2010Agnotherium Werdelin and Peigne p. 603

References

Kaup J. J. Description d'Ossements Fossiles de Mammifères Inconnus Jusqu'à-Présent 2, 1-31
Ginsburg L. (1977) Les carnivores du Miocene de Beni Mellal (Maroc), Geologie Mediterraneene 4 3, 225-240
Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698
Werdelin L., Peigne S. (2010) Carnivora, Cenozoic Mammals of Africa, 603-657
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Descr. Oss. Foss., (2 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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