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Borophaginae (bone-crushing dog)

Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Borophaginae Simpson
1970Borophaginae Bjork p. 14
1992Borophaginae Wang and Tedford p. 225
1999Borophaginae Wang et al. p. 21
2004Borophaginae Wang et al. p. 445
2006Borophaginae Hulbert and Whitmore p. 5
2008Borophaginae Wang et al.
2016Borophaginae Tseng and Geisler p. 1
2019Borophaginae Albright et al. p. 172
2022Borophaginae Bōgner and Samuels
2022Borophaginae Korth et al.

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyBorophaginae
subfamilyBorophaginae

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. †Borophaginae Simpson 1945 [bone-crushing dog]
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G. †Archaeocyon Wang et al. 1999
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†Archaeocyon falkenbachi Wang et al. 1999
†Archaeocyon leptodus Schlaikjer 1935
†Archaeocyon pavidus Stock 1933
Tr. †Borophagini Simpson 1945
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Subtr. †Aelurodontina Wang et al. 1999
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G. †Aelurodon Leidy 1858
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†Aelurodon asthenostylus Wang et al. 1999
†Aelurodon ferox Leidy 1858
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Invalid names: Aelurodon platyrhinus Barbour and Cook 1917 [synonym], Canis wheelerianus Cope 1877 [synonym], Tephrocyon marshi Thorpe 1922 [synonym]
†Aelurodon mcgrewi Wang et al. 1999
†Aelurodon montanensis Wang et al. 2004
†Aelurodon stirtoni Wang et al. 1999
†Aelurodon taxoides Hatcher 1894
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Invalid names: Euoplocyon magnus Matthew 1924 [synonym], Tomarctus propter Cook and Macdonald 1962 [synonym]
Invalid names: Prohyaena Schlosser 1890 [synonym], Strobodon Webb 1969 [synonym]
G. †Tomarctus Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Aelurodon francisi Hay 1924 [synonym], Aelurodon simulans Hay 1924 [synonym]
†Tomarctus hippophaga Matthew and Cook 1909
Subtr. †Borophagina Wang et al. 1999
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G. †Carpocyon Webb 1969
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†Carpocyon compressus Cope 1890
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Invalid names: Cynodesmus cuspidatus Thorpe 1922 [synonym]
†Carpocyon limosus Webb 1969
†Carpocyon robustus Green 1948
†Carpocyon webbi Wang et al. 1999
G. †Epicyon Leidy 1858
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†Epicyon aelurodontoides Wang et al. 1999
†Epicyon haydeni Leidy 1858
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†Aelurodon haydeni validus Matthew and Cook 1909
Invalid names: Aelurodon aphobus Merriam 1919 [synonym], Osteoborus ricardoensis Stirton and VanderHoof 1933 [synonym], Osteoborus validus Stirton and Vanderhoof 1933 [synonym], Tephrocyon mortifer Cook 1914 [synonym]
†Epicyon saevus Leidy 1858
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†Aelurodon saevus secundus Matthew and Cook 1909
Invalid names: Aelurodon inflatus VanderHoof and Gregory 1940 [synonym]
G. †Paratomarctus Wang et al. 1999
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†Paratomarctus euthos McGrew 1935
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Invalid names: Canis anceps Scott 1893 [synonym]
G. †Protepicyon Wang et al. 1999
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†Protepicyon raki Wang et al. 1999
G. †Cormocyon Wang and Tedford 1992
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†Cormocyon copei Wang and Tedford 1992
†Cormocyon haydeni Wang et al. 1999
Subtr. †Cynarctina Wang et al. 1999
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G. †Cynarctus Matthew 1902
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†Cynarctus crucidens Barbour and Cook 1914
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Invalid names: Cynarctus fortidens Hall and Dalquest 1962 [synonym]
†Cynarctus galushai Wang et al. 1999
†Cynarctus marylandica Berry 1938
†Cynarctus saxatilis Matthew 1902
†Cynarctus voorhiesi Wang et al. 1999
†Cynarctus wangi Jasinski and Wallace 2015
G. †Euoplocyon Matthew 1924
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†Euoplocyon brachygnathus Douglass 1903
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Invalid names: Euoplocyon praedator Matthew 1924 [synonym]
†Euoplocyon spissidens White 1947
G. †Metatomarctus Wang et al. 1999
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†Metatomarctus canavus Simpson 1932
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Invalid names: Nothocyon insularis White 1942 [synonym], Tomarctus thomasi White 1941 [synonym]
G. †Microtomarctus Wang et al. 1999
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†Microtomarctus conferta Matthew 1918
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Invalid names: Tomarctus paulus Henshaw 1942 [synonym]
G. †Paracynarctus Wang et al. 1999
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†Paracynarctus kelloggi Merriam 1911
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Invalid names: Cynodesmus casei Wilson 1939 [synonym]
†Paracynarctus sinclairi Wang et al. 1999
G. †Protomarctus Wang et al. 1999
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†Protomarctus optatus Matthew 1924
G. †Psalidocyon Wang et al. 1999
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†Psalidocyon marianae Wang et al. 1999
G. †Tephrocyon Merriam 1906
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†Tephrocyon rurestris Condon 1896
G. †Desmocyon Wang et al. 1999
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†Desmocyon matthewi Wang et al. 1999
†Desmocyon thomsoni Matthew 1907
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Invalid names: Nothocyon regulus Cook and Macdonald 1962 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cynodesmus petersoni Radinsky 1973 [nomen nudum]
G. †Borophagus Cope 1892
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Invalid names: Felis hillanus Cope 1893 [synonym], Hyaenognathus matthewi Freudenberg 1910 [synonym], Hyaenognathus pachyodon Merriam 1903 [synonym], Hyaenognathus solus Stock 1932 [synonym], Porthocyon dubius Merriam 1903 [synonym]
†Borophagus dudleyi White 1941
†Borophagus hilli Johnston 1939
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Invalid names: Osteoborus crassapineatus Olsen 1956 [synonym], Osteoborus progressus Hibbard 1944 [synonym]
†Borophagus littoralis VanderHoof 1931
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Invalid names: Osteoborus diabloensis Richey 1938 [synonym]
†Borophagus orc Webb 1969
†Borophagus parvus Wang et al. 1999
†Borophagus pugnator Cook 1922
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Invalid names: Osteoborus galushai Webb 1969 [synonym]
†Borophagus secundus VanderHoof 1931
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Invalid names: Hyaenognathus cyonoides Martin 1928 [synonym], Hyaenognathus direptor Matthew 1924 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cynogulo [synonym], Hyaenognathus Merriam 1903 [synonym], Osteoborus Stirton and VanderHoof 1933 [synonym], Pliogulo White 1941 [synonym], Porthocyon Merriam 1903 [synonym]
G. †Otarocyon Wang et al. 1999
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†Otarocyon cooki Macdonald 1963
†Otarocyon cuspidatus Green 1954
†Otarocyon macdonaldi Wang et al. 1999
G. †Oxetocyon Green 1954
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†Oxetocyon cuspidatus Green 1954
Tr. †Phlaocyonini Wang et al. 1999
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G. †Cynarctoides McGrew 1938
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†Cynarctoides acridens Barbour and Cook 1914
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Invalid names: Cynarctus mustelinus Matthew 1932 [synonym]
†Cynarctoides emryi Wang et al. 1999
†Cynarctoides gawnae Wang et al. 1999
†Cynarctoides harlowi Loomis 1932
†Cynarctoides lemur Cope 1879
†Cynarctoides luskensis Wang et al. 1999
†Cynarctoides roii Macdonald 1963
†Cynarctoides whistleri Wang and Tedford 2008
G. †Phlaocyon Matthew 1899
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†Phlaocyon achoros Frailey 1979
†Phlaocyon annectens Peterson 1907
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Invalid names: Phlaocyon willistoni Peterson 1923 [synonym]
†Phlaocyon latidens Cope 1881
†Phlaocyon leucosteus Matthew 1899
†Phlaocyon mariae Wang et al. 1999
†Phlaocyon marslandensis McGrew 1941
†Phlaocyon minor Matthew 1907
†Phlaocyon multicuspus Romer and Sutton 1927
†Phlaocyon taylori Hayes 2000
†Phlaocyon yatkolai Wang et al. 1999
Invalid names: Aletocyon Romer and Sutton 1927 [synonym], Bassariscops Peterson 1928 [synonym]
G. †Rhizocyon Wang et al. 1999
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†Rhizocyon oregonensis Merriam 1906
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available