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Gracilocyon

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Gracilocyon was named by Smith and Smith (2010). It is not extant. Its type is Miacis winkleri.

It was assigned to Miacidae by Smith and Smith (2010); and to Carnivoraformes by Solé et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Gracilocyon Smith and Smith p. 761
2016Gracilocyon Solé et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
genusGracilocyon

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. †Gracilocyon Smith and Smith 2010
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†Gracilocyon igniculus Beard and Dawson 2009
†Gracilocyon rosei Heinrich et al. 2008
†Gracilocyon rundlei Hooker 2010
†Gracilocyon solei Smith and Smith 2010
†Gracilocyon winkleri Gingerich 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: scansorialsubc
Diet: insectivoresubc
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-09-06 20:43:42
Modified: 2005-09-06 22:44:32
Source: subc = subclass, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Ji et al. 2002, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Wasatchian or 59.24000 to 50.50000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0Romania G. sp. (138239)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) Miacis rosei (154262) Miacis sp. (15679)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Hainaut) G. solei (87947)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Belgium (Brabant) G. solei (35531)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07France (Oise) G. solei (68174)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Mississippi) Miacis igniculus (15719)
Wasatchian54.9 - 50.5USA (Wyoming) Miacis winkleri (15759 15793 15831 15833 46760 46775 46819)