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Delotrochanter
Taxonomy
Delotrochanter was named by Hunt (2011). Its type is Delotrochanter oryktes.
It was assigned to Temnocyoninae by Hunt (2011).
It was assigned to Temnocyoninae by Hunt (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Delotrochanter Hunt, Jr. p. 58 |
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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
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. M. Hunt 2011 | Distinguished from Temno- cyon by absence of the m1 metaconid; by a centrally placed m2 protoconid and hypoconid; and by proportions of P4 and M1 (table 6, ratios A/B, C/D); from Mammacyon by a short, less elongate skull, by shorter broad p2–3 and less elongate m2 (ratio E/F); and from Rudiocyon by a more elongate m2 (ratio E/F). See tables 1–5. |