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Cynarctus saxatilis

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Cynarctus saxatilis was named by Matthew (1902). Its type specimen is AMNH 9453, a mandible, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cedar Creek, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in Colorado.

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Marcot on 2016-03-31

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Cynarctus saxatilis Matthew p. 281
1938Cynarctus saxatilis McGrew p. 324
1999Cynarctus saxatilis Wang et al. p. 118
2008Cynarctus saxatilis Wang et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—Pancarnivora
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
subfamilyBorophaginae
tribeBorophaginiSimpson 1945
subtribeCynarctina
genusCynarctus
speciessaxatilis

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.

†Cynarctus saxatilis Matthew 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available