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Taxonomy
Plithocyon was named by Ginsburg (1955) [type European P. armagnacensis].
It was assigned to Ursidae by Ginsburg (1955) and Carroll (1988); and to Hemicyoninae by Hunt (1998).
It was assigned to Ursidae by Ginsburg (1955) and Carroll (1988); and to Hemicyoninae by Hunt (1998).
Synonymy list
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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. †Plithocyon Ginsburg 1955
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†Plithocyon armagnacensis Ginsburg 1955
†Plithocyon teilhardi Colbert 1939
†Plithocyon ursinus Cope 1875
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available