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Amphicynodon gracilis

Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae

Taxonomy
Cynodictis gracilis was named by Filhol (1874). It is not extant. Its type locality is Aubrelong 1, which is in an Oligocene fissure fill phosphorite/claystone in France.

It was recombined as Cynodon gracilis by Filhol (1876); it was recombined as Cynotherium gracilis by Trouessart (1898); it was recombined as Aymardia gracilis by Trouessart (1904); it was recombined as Amphicynodon gracilis by Cirot and de Bonis (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Cynodictis gracilis Filhol
1876Cynodon gracilis Filhol
1898Cynotherium gracilis Trouessart
1904Aymardia gracilis Trouessart
1992Amphicynodon gracilis Cirot and de Bonis

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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
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
infraorderCanoidea(Simpson 1931)
superfamilyArctoideaFlower 1869
Ursida
superfamilyUrsoideaFischer de Waldheim 1817
familyUrsidaeGray 1825
subfamilyAmphicynodontinae
genusAmphicynodonFilhol 1881
speciesgracilis(Filhol 1874)

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.

Amphicynodon gracilis Filhol 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available