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Dawsonicyon

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Dawsonicyon was named by Spaulding et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type is Dawsonicyon isami.

It was assigned to Carnivoramorpha by Spaulding et al. (2010) and Tomiya (2011).

Species
D. isami (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Dawsonicyon Spaulding et al. p. 816
2011Dawsonicyon Tomiya p. 16

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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()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
genusDawsonicyon

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.

G. †Dawsonicyon Spaulding et al. 2010
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Dawsonicyon isami Spaulding et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: scansorialg
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Comments: "primarily scansorial or arboreal"g
Created: 2012-06-29 22:31:08
Modified: 2012-06-29 07:31:08
Source: g = genus, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Spaulding et al. 2010, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bridgerian or 50.30000 to 46.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) D. isami (129895)