Viverravus
Viverravus is an extinct genus of Viverravidae. It was named by Marsh in 1872, who described the type species, Viverravus gracilis.
Taxonomy
Species | Authority | Type locality | Status and notes |
†Viverravus gracilis | , 1872 | Grizzly Buttes, Bridger Formation | Type species. Synonyms: Didymictis dawkinsianus Cope 1881, Harpalodon vulpinus Marsh 1872, Triacodon fallax Marsh 1871, Ziphacodon rugatus Marsh 1872 |
†Viverravus nitidus | , 1872 | ||
†Viverravus minutus | 1901 | ||
†Viverravus sicarius | Bridger Formation | Synonym: Ziphacodon Marsh 1872 | |
†Viverravus politus | and | Synonym: Protictis schaffi and 1985 | |
†Viverravus acutus | and | ||
†Viverravus lutosus | 1952 | Knight Formation | |
†Viverravus laytoni | and 1985 | Princeton Quarry, Fort Union Formation, Clark's Fork Basin | Described as Protictis laytoni; assigned to Viverravus by Polly. Synonym: Viverravus bowni Gingerich 1987 |
†Viverravus rosei | 1997 | ||
†Viverravus lawsoni | 2010 | Abbey Wood, Blackheath Beds Formation |