Ziphacodon

Ziphacodon is an extinct genus of Miacidae. The species Ziphacodon rugatus was first described by Marsh in 1872.[1] It is probably a junior synonym of Viverravus gracilis.

Ziphacodon
Temporal range: early Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Family: Miacidae
Genus: Ziphacodon
Marsh, 1872
Species:
Z. ugatus
Binomial name
Ziphacodon ugatus
Marsh, 1872

Sources

  • Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level: Above the Species by Malcolm C. McKenna, Susan K. Bell, and George Gaylord Simpson ISBN 0-231-11013-8
  • paleodb.org
  • taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl
  • uio.mbl.edu

References


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