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Taxonomy
Canis lemur was named by Cope (1879).
It was recombined as Galecynus lemur by Cope (1881); it was recombined as Cynodictis lemur by Scott (1898); it was recombined as Nothocyon lemur by Matthew (1899), Wortman and Matthew (1899), Wortman and Matthew (1899), Hay (1902), Merriam (1906), Matthew (1907), Thorpe (1922), Hall and Martin (1930), Macdonald (1963), Macdonald (1970) and Munthe (1998); it was recombined as Cormocyon lemur by Wang and Fremd (1994); it was recombined as Cynarctoides lemur by Wang et al. (1999) and Wang et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Galecynus lemur by Cope (1881); it was recombined as Cynodictis lemur by Scott (1898); it was recombined as Nothocyon lemur by Matthew (1899), Wortman and Matthew (1899), Wortman and Matthew (1899), Hay (1902), Merriam (1906), Matthew (1907), Thorpe (1922), Hall and Martin (1930), Macdonald (1963), Macdonald (1970) and Munthe (1998); it was recombined as Cormocyon lemur by Wang and Fremd (1994); it was recombined as Cynarctoides lemur by Wang et al. (1999) and Wang et al. (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1879 | Canis lemur Cope p. 2 |
| 1881 | Galecynus lemur Cope |
| 1898 | Cynodictis lemur Scott |
| 1899 | Nothocyon lemur Matthew |
| 1899 | Nothocyon lemur Wortman and Matthew |
| 1902 | Nothocyon lemur Hay p. 772 |
| 1906 | Nothocyon lemur Merriam p. 14 figs. Pl. 2, FIgs 2, 3, 6, 7, and 8 |
| 1907 | Nothocyon lemur Matthew |
| 1922 | Nothocyon lemur Thorpe |
| 1930 | Nothocyon lemur Hall and Martin |
| 1963 | Nothocyon lemur Macdonald |
| 1970 | Nothocyon lemur Macdonald |
| 1994 | Cormocyon lemur Wang and Fremd |
| 1998 | Nothocyon lemur Munthe |
| 1999 | Cynarctoides lemur Wang et al. |
| 2008 | Cynarctoides lemur Wang et al. |
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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.
†Cynarctoides lemur Cope 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available