Ictidopappus
Ictidopappus ("grandfather of weasels") is an extinct genus of mammals from extinct subfamily Ictidopappinae within extinct family Viverravidae, that lived in North America during the early Paleocene.[3][4]
| Ictidopappus Temporal range: early Paleocene | |
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| lower jaw of Ictidopappus mustelinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Family: | †Viverravidae |
| Subfamily: | †Ictidopappinae Van Valen, 1969[1] |
| Genus: | †Ictidopappus Simpson, 1935 |
| Type species | |
| †Ictidopappus mustelinus Simpson, 1935[2] | |
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synonyms of subfamily:
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Phylogeny
The phylogenetic relationships of genus Ictidopappus are shown in the following cladogram.
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References
- L. Van Valen (1969.) "Evolution of dental growth and adaptation in mammalian carnivores." Evolution 23(1):96-117
- Simpson, G. G. (1935). "New Paleocene Mammals from the Fort Union of Montana". Proceedings of the United States Museum. 83 (2981). Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- "G. G. Simpson 1935". Fossilworks.
- McKenna, Malcolm C.; Bell, Susan K. (1997). Classification of Mammals: Above the Species Level. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 228. ISBN 0-231-11013-8.
- "Ictidopappus". Fossilworks.
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