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Vulpes stenognathus

Osteichthyes - Carnivora - Canidae

Taxonomy
Vulpes stenognathus was named by Savage (1941). Its type locality is Optima, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Ogallala Formation of Oklahoma.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Vulpes stenognathus Savage
2008Vulpes stenognathus Wang et al.
2009Vulpes stenognathus Tedford et al. p. 49 figs. 3, 7, 17, 18I–K, 19–22, 27, 52; appendices 2–4

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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()
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Ferae()
Pancarnivora
CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
familyCanidae
genusVulpesFrisch 1775
speciesstenognathus

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.

Vulpes stenognathus Savage 1941
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. H. Tedford et al. 2009Differs from V. vulpes of North America in anteroposteriorly short- er and less robust premolars; p4 often with second posterior cusp; m1 entoconid usually smaller relative to the hypoconid; talonid lacks transverse crest between entoconid and hypoconid, hypoconulid shelf smaller; m2 longer relative to length of m1 with ante- rolabial cingulum stronger and paraconid shelf larger; muzzle narrower; frontoparietal suture more anterior, with frontal crests joining at suture to form sagittal crest; braincase relatively narrower with frontal region much less expanded; small frontal sinus that penetrates base of postorbital process; and small bulla with less produced lip of auditory meatus