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Temnocyoninae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Temnocyoninae was named by Hunt (1998) [Probably named before Hunt 1998].

It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Hunt (1998) and Hunt (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Temnocyoninae Hunt, Jr. p. 207
2011Temnocyoninae Hunt, Jr. p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyTemnocyoninae
subfamilyTemnocyoninae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Temnocyoninae Hunt, Jr. 1998
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G. †Delotrochanter Hunt, Jr. 2011
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†Delotrochanter major Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Delotrochanter oryktes Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Delotrochanter petersoni Hunt, Jr. 2011
G. †Mammacyon Loomis 1936
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†Mammacyon ferocior Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Mammacyon obtusidens Loomis 1936
G. †Rudiocyon Hunt, Jr. 2011
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†Rudiocyon amplidens Hunt, Jr. 2011
G. †Temnocyon Cope 1878
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†Temnocyon altigenis Cope 1878
†Temnocyon ferox Eyermann 1896
†Temnocyon fingeruti Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Temnocyon macrogenys Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Temnocyon percussor Cook 1909
†Temnocyon subferox Hunt, Jr. 2011
†Temnocyon typicus Loomis 1936
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hunt 1998, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Whitneyan to the top of the Barstovian or 33.30000 to 12.50000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Rupelian41.3 - 28.1Mexico (Oaxaca) Mammacyon sp. (166797)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Oregon) Temnocyon altigenis (17349)
Whitneyan - late Early Arikareean33.3 - 18.5USA (California) Temnocyon altigenis (17527)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (South Dakota) Mammacyon sp. (17608)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Oregon) Temnocyon altigenis (17508)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Mammacyon obtusidens (17442)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Temnocyon altigenis (17534 180202)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Temnocyon typicus (17510)
early Late Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Temnocyon fingeruti (170306) Temnocyoninae indet. (36766)
late Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Rudiocyon amplidens (160727)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Nebraska) Mammacyon sp., Canidae indet. (17565)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Temnocyon percussor (17554)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Delotrochanter major (17854) Mammacyon sp. (17794) Temnocyon sp. (17788)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Florida) Mammacyon obtusidens (17837) Temnocyoninae indet. (18557)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Daphoenodon superbus (17845) Delotrochanter oryktes (17741 22641) Temnocyon percussor (17744 17846)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) Temnocyon sp. (18123)