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Pliocyon

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Pliocyon was named by Matthew (1918). Its type is Pliocyon medius.

It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Matthew (1918) and Carroll (1988); and to Amphicyoninae by Hunt (1998).

Species
P. medius (type species), P. ossifragus, P. robustus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Pliocyon Matthew
1988Pliocyon Carroll
1998Pliocyon Hunt, Jr. p. 212

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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
subfamilyAmphicyoninaeTrouessart 1885
genusPliocyon

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. †Pliocyon Matthew 1918
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†Pliocyon medius Matthew 1918
†Pliocyon ossifragus Douglass 1903
†Pliocyon robustus Berta and Galiano 1984
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: Lillegraven 1979, Hunt 1998, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002

Age range: base of the Barstovian to the top of the Zanclean or 16.30000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) P. sp. (17961 18001)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (California) P. medius (19542)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Oregon) P. medius (19056)
Early/Lower Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nebraska) P. medius (17904) P. sp. (17880 17905 17955 17976)
Tortonian - Zanclean11.62 - 3.6USA (Florida) P. robustus (18511)