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Paradaphoenus minimus

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Daphoenus minimus was named by Hough (1948). Its type specimen is AMNH 39099, a skull, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was considered a nomen dubium by Gustafson (1986); it was recombined as Paradaphoenus minimus by Hunt (1996), Hunt (1998) and Hunt (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Daphoenus minimus Hough
1996Paradaphoenus minimus Hunt, Jr.
1998Paradaphoenus minimus Hunt, Jr. p. 206
2001Paradaphoenus minimus Hunt, Jr. p. 3

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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
subfamilyDaphoeninae
genusParadaphoenus
speciesminimus(Hough 1948)

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.

Paradaphoenus minimus Hough 1948
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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: Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Hunt 1998, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Orellan or 33.90000 to 33.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (South Dakota) Paradaphoenus minimus (17180)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Nebraska) Paradaphoenus minimus (17273) Paradaphoenus sp. (17238 17271)